He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
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… There's a lot of bad advice out there. Proverbs 13, verse 20, look up here, it says this. Keep company with wise friends and you'll become wise. But if you associate with fools, your life will suffer great hurt. You can't soar with the eagles if you're running with the turkeys. Okay, so it says, you know, who you hang out with, you need to choose your friends wisely. You keep company with wise friends, you're gonna become wise. if I want to follow God's direction. I can't let culture get me off track, and I can't even let friends get me off track. Make sure your advice is from the right source. Now, it bothers me when people get counseling. I've met believers who are going to non-believers to get counseling for their life. I'm going, really? They have no spiritual insight on that? the Bible tells us in 1 John 3, 7, it says, don't just let anybody lead you astray because you'll miss God's will. Go ahead and get counsel, but get it from a mature believer. Now, let me be really clear when I talk this about friends. It means I can't follow friends. You mean I'm saying I have to give up all my non-Christian friends? Of course not. …
… Okay. Proverbs 13, verse 20. Just checking. I was feeling kind of alone here. Proverbs 13, verse 20 says, he who walks with wise men will be wise. Oh, that's good. Are you not wise? Nope. I'm pretty unwise. Find yourself a wise guy and walk with him. You're in the family of God. Thank you. get connected don't be isolated but the companion of fools will be destroyed man do we not all know people like that it's like man you hear about their life every so often right you get a phone call or they send you a text or whatever and here's another chapter of their life being ruined and then they say things like this I don't know what's going on. Well, why don't you think cautious like that before you make the decision? You should have thought of that before you made the decision to do that thing. Or I thought the bungee cord would hold me. You're supposed to put on the parachute before you jump out of the airplane. …
… And that's because Proverbs 13, 20 says, he who walks with wise men will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Or here's the way we always say it around the Summit Church, your friends are the future you. I always tell my kids this, you will become the average of your five closest friends. You show me your friends and I'll show you your future. Your friends are the future you. Literally, in fact, I saw this stat the other day. Some of you resolved to lose weight this year. You don't need to raise your hand, okay? But you're like, I'm gonna lose like 10 pounds, 20 pounds, whatever. Get this, this study. If your spouse gains weight over the next few months, there's a 37% chance you will gain weight also. If your sibling gains weight you got a 40% chance of gaining weight in the next several months. But if your closest friend gains weight that number jumps to 60%. The single biggest factor in whether or not you accomplish your weight loss goal is what your friends do. …