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Proverbs 13:20

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Proverbs 13:20
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Original language (Hebrew)

הוֹלֵ֣ךְ אֶת־חֲכָמִ֣ים יֶחְכָּ֑ם וְרֹעֶ֖ה כְסִילִ֣ים יֵרֽוֹעַ׃

  1. הוֹלֵ֣ךְha.lokh“[one who] walks”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  2. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  3. חֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.Mim“wise [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  4. יֶחְכָּ֑םva.cha.kham“he will become wise”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָכַם · “be wise” · Strong's H2449
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  5. וְרֹעֶ֖הve.ro.'Eh“and [one who] associates with”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “to accompany” · Strong's H7462C
  6. כְסִילִ֣יםkhe.si.Lim“fools”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  7. יֵרֽוֹעַ׃ye.Ro.a'“he will be harmed”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָעַע · “be evil” · Strong's H7489A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)