They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, for he was living in Sodom, and they went on.
Proverbs 13:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: But a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who walks [as a companion] with wise men is wise, but he who associates with [self-confident] fools is [a fool himself and] shall smart for it. [Isa. 32:6.] American Standard Version (1901) Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it. Common English Bible Walk with wise people and become wise; befriend fools and get in trouble. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever keeps step with the wise shall be wise. A friend of the foolish will become like them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them. |
They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, for he was living in Sodom, and they went on.
The young men who had grown up with him told him, ‘This is what you should say to this people who said to you, “Your father made our yoke heavy, but you, make it lighter on us! ” This is what you should tell them: “My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and attended him.
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they shouted, ‘He must be the king of Israel! ’ So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
So he asked Jehoshaphat, ‘Will you go with me to fight Ramoth-gilead? ’ Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, ‘I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.’
But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him, and he consulted with the young men who had grown up with him, the ones attending him.
Then Jehu son of the seer Hanani went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, ‘Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.
So he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after the death of his father, to his destruction.
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste, but to turn from evil is detestable to fools.
Stay away from a foolish person; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
One who listens to life-giving rebukes will be at home among the wise.
Don’t make friends with an angry person, and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,
Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.
At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord and had high regard for his name.
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.
And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works,
Then I heard another voice from heaven: Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins or receive any of her plagues.