Proverbs

Proverbs 13:20

²⁰He who walks with the wise will become wise,

but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who walks	הָלוֹךְ	hå̄·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
the wise	חֲכָמִ֣ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
will become wise	וַחֲכָם	wa·ḥă·ḵå̄m	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2449 be wise
but the companion	וְרֹעֶ֖ה	wə·rō·‘eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
of fools	כְסִילִ֣ים	ḵə·sî·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
will be destroyed	יֵרֽוֹעַ׃	yê·rō·w·a‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.