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Proverbs 13:20

20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,

But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

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Proverbs 13:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 Walk with the wise and become wise,

for a companion of fools suffers harm.

Proverbs 13:20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,

but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Proverbs 13:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise:

But a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs 13:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 Walk with the wise and become wise;

associate with fools and get in trouble.

Proverbs 13:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Spend time with the wise and you will become wise,

but the friends of fools will suffer.

Proverbs 13:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise;

But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Proverbs 13:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 He that walketh with wise men becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.

Proverbs 13:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 Whoever walks with wise people will be wise, 

but whoever associates with fools will suffer. 

Proverbs 13:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 The one who walks with the wise will become wise,

but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

Proverbs 13:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,

but the companion of fools suffers harm.

Proverbs 13:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 Walk with the wise and be wise,

but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

Proverbs 13:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 Anyone who walks with wise people grows wise.

But a companion of foolish people suffers harm.

Proverbs 13:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,

But the companion of fools will suffer harm.


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