Proverbs 22:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 22:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 22:24 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 22:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,”

Proverbs 22:24 — World English Bible

Proverbs 22:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 22:24 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 22:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 22:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 22:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man; ”

Proverbs 22:24 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 22:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,”

Proverbs 22:24 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 22:24 in Context — Proverbs 22

22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

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

25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

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What Does Proverbs 22:24 Mean?

Proverbs 22:24 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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