George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Proverbs 13:20
Become. Septuagint, "be known." A person's disposition may be seen by the company which he frequents.
Become. Septuagint, "be known." A person's disposition may be seen by the company which he frequents.
Verse Proverbs 13:20. _HE THAT WALKETH WITH WISE_ MEN _SHALL BE WISE_] To _walk_ with a person implies _love_ and _attachment_; and it is impossible not _to imitate those we love_. So we say, "Show me...
CHAPTER 13 THE CONTRAST: ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE The contrast in Proverbs concerning the righteous and the wicked is continued in this chapter, showing mostly the advantage of the righteous, illust...
PROVERBS 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of waiting for a hope that comes not (Proverbs 13:12 and Proverbs 13:1...
SHALL BE WISE. Illustrations: Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:5); Joash (2 Chronicles 24:2); Ruth (Proverbs 1:16); Elisha (2 Kings 2:9); An
_He that walketh_ Or (with a change of Heb. vowel points), _Walk with wise men and be wise_. _destroyed_ Lit. BE BROKEN. See Proverbs 11:15, where the same word is rendered _shall smart for it_. He wh...
TEXT Proverbs 13:18-25 18. Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored. 19. The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is...
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. HE THAT WALKETH (NAMELY, CONTINUOUSLY AND HABITUALLY) WITH WISE MEN SHALL BE WISE. So the Masoretic text re...
13:20 depraved. (h-17) Or 'shall smart for it.'...
2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 13 V1 A wise son obeys his father’s instructions. Someone who insults other people will not listen to words of correction....
Choose your friends carefully! A person who is a friend of wise people listens to them. Then, he learns from them, and he himself becomes wiser. In the same way, a friend of fools can suffer their tr...
SHALL BE DESTROYED — _i.e._, morally ruined....
_הֹלֵ֣ךְ_† אֶת ־חֲכָמִ֣ים _יֶחְכָּ֑ם_† וְ רֹעֶ֖ה כְסִילִ֣ים...
CHAPTER 14 PRIDE AND HUMILITY "A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke."- Proverbs 13:1 “Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction, but he tha...
Verse Proverbs 13:2. Compare this with Proverbs 12:14. As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgressors react upon themselves. Verse Proverbs 13:5. The...
He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be (i) destroyed. (i) As he is partaker of their wickedness, and bears with their vices, so will he be punished alike as...
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Good understanding gi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
HE THAT WALKETH WITH WISE [MEN] SHALL BE WISE,.... Who is a companion of them that fear the Lord; converses frequently with them in private about spiritual and experimental things, and walks with them...
He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Ver. 20. _He that walketh with wise men shall be wise._] He that comes where sweet spices and ointments are...
_He that walketh with wise men_ That is, who keeps company, and commonly converses with them; _shall be wise_ Shall learn wisdom and goodness, both from their counsels and examples; _but a companion o...
V. 20. HE THAT WALKETH WITH WISE MEN, making them his companions and listening to their counsel, SHALL BE WISE; BUT A COMPANION OF FOOLS SHALL BE DESTROYED, or, lie who attendeth fools tendeth to foll...
SHALL BE DESTROYED: _ Heb._ shall be broken...
WALKETH; commonly converseth and associateth himself. SHALL BE WISE; shall learn wisdom and goodness, both from their counsels and examples. The design of this proverb is to show the wonderful influen...
Proverbs 13:20 walks H1980 (H8802) wise H2450 wise H2449 (H8799) companion H7462 (H8802) fools H3684 destroyed
Proverbs 13:20 I. Of all the external circumstances which mould our life and character, our daily companionship may be said to be among the most potent, and the Bible utterances are very strong on thi...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The destruction of sinners is unavoidable, for God's wrath pursues them, and whom God pursues is sure to be overtaken. The...
Proverbs 13:1. A _wise son heareth his father's instruction._ This maxim is in substance often repeated, it being of the last importance to hear the wisdom of a father proceeding from so much love, an...
_He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed._ WALKING WITH WISE MEN A MEANS OF ATTAINING WISDOM I. What is it to walk with wise men? It is to choose pers...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:20_ COMPANIONSHIP, CONSTRUCTIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE We have here:— I. HABIT, ASSIMILATION, AND TRANSFORMATION. 1. _Habit_. A habit is formed by the constant repetition of...
EXPOSITION VERSE 13:1-15:19 Second section in this collection. PROVERBS 13:1 A WISE SON HEARETH HIS FATHER'S INSTRUCTION. The Authorized Version introduces the verb from the second member. The Hebr...
In the thirteenth chapter of Proverbs, there is a continuation of the contrasting of the righteous with the wicked, the wise and the scorner, the transgressor and the good man. A wise son hears his fa...
1 Corinthians 15:33; 1 Corinthians 15:34; 1 Kings 12:10; 1 Kings 12:8;...