Proverbs 22:24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Webster 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 plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Proverbs 21:24Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
2 Corinthians 6:14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light 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 →