24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
25or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:24-25
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 24
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Do notאַל־H408Adverbmake friendsתִּ֭תְרַעH7462Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularwithאֶת־H854Prepositionan angryאָ֑ףH639Noun - masculine singularmanבַּ֣עַלH1167Noun - masculine singular constructand do notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleassociateתָבֽוֹא׃H935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularwithוְאֶת־H854Conjunctive waw | Prepositiona hot-temperedחֵ֝מוֹתH2534Noun - feminine pluralmanאִ֥ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 25
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orפֶּן־H6435Conjunctionyou may learnתֶּאֱלַ֥ףH502Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularhis waysאָרְחָתוֹH734Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singularand entangleוְלָקַחְתָּ֖H3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularyourselfלְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃H5315Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularin a snareמוֹקֵ֣שׁH4170Noun - masculine singular