Proverbs 13:20 Go deeper

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. (KJV)

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אֶת\־'et-with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Proverbs 13:20 word 1

חֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 13:20 word 2

וְרֹעֶ֖הve.ro.'Ehand [one who] associates with

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462C

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to accompany

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 37:3, Proverbs 22:24, Proverbs 28:7, Proverbs 29:3, Isaiah 11:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462C; TAHOT Proverbs 13:20 word 3

כְסִילִ֣יםkhe.si.Limfools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 13:20 word 4

יֵרֽוֹעַ\׃ye.Ro.a'he will be harmed

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Proverbs 13:20 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who walks	→	H1980
with	→	אֵת H0854 with
the wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
will become wise	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
but the companion	→	רָעָה H7462C to accompany
of fools	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
will be destroyed	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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