Proverbs 22:24
Make no frendship with an angrye wylfull man, and walke not with the furious:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
In Context
23For the Lorde him selfe wyll defende their cause, and do violence vnto them that haue vsed violence.
25Lest thou learne his wayes, and receaue hurt to thy soule.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:20He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted.
Proverbs 21:24He that is proude and arrogant; is called a scorner, whiche in his wrath worketh presumptuously.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:23-24
Caution against Oppressing the Poor. 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. After this solemn preface, one would have expected something new and surprising; but no; here is a plain and common, but very needful caution against the barbarous and inhuman practices of oppressing poor people. Observe, I. The sin itself, and that is robbing the poor and making them poorer, taking from those… Read the whole commentary →