Proverbs 22:24

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,”

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BSBPD

“Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 22:24 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
  2. Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
  3. Proverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
  4. Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
  5. 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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