Proverbs 22:24-25

24 Don't make friends with an angry man,[a] and don't be a companion of a hot-tempered man,
25 or you will learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.[b]

Proverbs 22:24-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Lit with a master of anger
  • [b]. Pr 15:18; 18:7; 19:19
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