Proverbs 22:24

Saying 3

24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,

Proverbs 22:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
ESV
24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,
NLT
24 Don’t befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people,
MSG
24 Don't hang out with angry people; don't keep company with hotheads.
CSB
24 Don't make friends with an angry man, and don't be a companion of a hot-tempered man,

Proverbs 22:24 In-Context

22 Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
23 for the LORD will take up their case and will exact life for life.
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
25 or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.
26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
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