Proverbs 22:24

אַל ־ תִּתְרַע אֶת ־ בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת ־ אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

23כִּֽי ־ יְהוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת ־ קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ ׃

25פֶּן ־ תֶּאֱלַף ארחתו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:20הלוך אֶת ־ חֲכָמִים וחכם וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרֽוֹעַ ׃

Proverbs 21:24זֵד יָהִיר לֵץ שְׁמוֹ עוֹשֶׂה בְּעֶבְרַת זָדֽוֹן ׃

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 →

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