Proverbs 22:24
Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
Berean Standard Bible
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 take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
25or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Proverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
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?
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 →