Proverbs 22:22-24
Common English Bible
22 Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
23 The Lord will take up their case
and press the life out of those who oppress them.[a]
24 Don’t befriend people controlled by anger;
don’t associate with hot-tempered people;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:23 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 22:22-24
New International Version
Saying 2
22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,(B)
23 for the Lord will take up their case(C)
and will exact life for life.(D)
Saying 3
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
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