Proverbs 22:24
New English Translation
24 Do not make friends with an angry person,[a]
and do not associate with a wrathful person,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:24 tn Heb “possessor of anger.” This expression is an idiom for “wrathful person” or “an angry person” (cf. NAB “a hotheaded man”; NLT “short-tempered people”). These are people characterized by anger, meaning the anger is not a rare occurrence with them.
Proverbs 22:24-25
Living Bible
24-25 Keep away from angry, short-tempered men, lest you learn to be like them and endanger your soul.
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Proverbs 22:24
New International Version
Saying 3
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
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