Proverbs 22:24
Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:
Brenton Septuagint
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 Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.
25lest thou learn of his ways, and get snares to thy soul.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:20If thou walkest with wise men thou shalt be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known.
Proverbs 21:24A bold and self-willed and insolent man is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.
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 →