Proverbs 22:25

25 or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.

Proverbs 22:25 in Other Translations

KJV
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
ESV
25 lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
NLT
25 or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul.
MSG
25 Bad temper is contagious - don't get infected.
CSB
25 or you will learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Proverbs 22:25 In-Context

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;
27 if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 15:33
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