Proverbs 13:20

The Message

Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:31

Listen to good advice if you want to live well, an honored guest among wise men and women.

Malachi 3:16

Then those whose lives honored God got together and talked it over. God saw what they were doing and listened in. A book was opened in God’s presence and minutes were taken of the meeting, with the names of the God-fearers written down, all the names of those who honored God’s name.

1 Kings 12:8

But he rejected the counsel of the elders and asked the young men he’d grown up with who were now currying his favor, “What do you think? What should I say to these people who are saying, ‘Give us a break from your father’s harsh ways—lighten up on us’?”

1 Kings 12:10

The young turks he’d grown up with said, “These people who complain, ‘Your father was too hard on us; lighten up’—well, tell them this: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist. If you think life under my father was hard, you haven’t seen the half of it. My father thrashed you with whips; I’ll beat you bloody with chains!’”

1 Kings 22:4

He turned to Jehoshaphat and said, “Will you join me in fighting for Ramoth Gilead?” Jehoshaphat said, “You bet. I’m with you all the way—my troops are your troops, my horses are your horses.” He then continued, “But before you do anything, ask God for guidance.”

1 Kings 22:32

When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat they said, “There he is! The king of Israel!” and took after him. Jehoshaphat yelled out, and the chariot commanders realized they had the wrong man—it wasn’t the king of Israel after all. They let him go.

2 Chronicles 10:8

But he rejected the counsel of the elders and asked the young men he’d grown up with who were now currying his favor, “What do you think? What should I say to these people who are saying, ‘Give us a break from your father’s harsh ways—lighten up on us’?”

Proverbs 13:19

Souls who follow their hearts thrive; fools bent on evil despise matters of soul.

Proverbs 14:7

Escape quickly from the company of fools; they’re a waste of your time, a waste of your words.

Proverbs 22:24

Don’t hang out with angry people; don’t keep company with hotheads. Bad temper is contagious— don’t get infected.