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Proverbs 13:20

Hebrew
ESV
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
NIV
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
NLT
Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.
LXX
plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
συμπορευόμενος σοφοῖς σοφὸς ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
συμπορευόμενος ἄφροσι γνωσθήσεται
KJV
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs 13:19 ← Proverbs 13:20 → Proverbs 13:21

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