24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
25 or 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 not אַל־ H408 Adverb make friends תִּ֭תְרַע H7462 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular with אֶת־ H854 Preposition an angry אָ֑ף H639 Noun - masculine singular man בַּ֣עַל H1167 Noun - masculine singular construct and do not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle associate תָבֽוֹא׃ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular with וְאֶת־ H854 Conjunctive waw | Preposition a hot-tempered חֵ֝מוֹת H2534 Noun - feminine plural man אִ֥ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 25
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or פֶּן־ H6435 Conjunction you may learn תֶּאֱלַ֥ף H502 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular his ways אָרְחָתוֹ H734 Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular and entangle וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular yourself לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ H5315 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular in a snare מוֹקֵ֣שׁ H4170 Noun - masculine singular