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Proverbs 22:24–25

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24Do not befriend an owners of anger,t

and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;

25lest you learn his way

and become entangled in a snare to yourself.u

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Footnotes

  1. sOr “master”
  2. tLiterally “nostril”
  3. uOr “soul,” or “inner self”

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Make no friendship with a man given to anger,

nor go with a wrathful man,

lest you learn his ways

and entangle yourself in a snare.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,

do not associate with one easily angered,

or you may learn their ways

and get yourself ensnared.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t make friends with an angry person,

and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,

or you will learn his ways

and entangle yourself in a snare.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t befriend angry people

or associate with hot-tempered people,

or you will learn to be like them

and endanger your soul.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

KJV 1900King James Version

Make no friendship with an angry man;

And with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Lest thou learn his ways,

And get a snare to thy soul.

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