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Proverbs 22:24
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KJ21
Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man thou shalt not go,
ASV
Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:
AMP
Do not even associate with a man given to angry outbursts; Or go [along] with a hot-tempered man,
AMPC
Make no friendships with a man given to anger, and with a wrathful man do not associate,
BRG
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
CSB
Don’t make friends with an angry person, and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,
CSBA
Don’t make friends with an angry person, and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,
CEB
Don’t befriend people controlled by anger; don’t associate with hot-tempered people;
CJB
Don’t associate with an angry man; make no hot-tempered man your companion.
CEV
Don't make friends with anyone who has a bad temper.
DARBY
Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man;
DRA
Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man:
ERV
Don’t be friends with people who become angry easily. Don’t stay around quick-tempered people.
EASY
2. Do not become a friend of angry people. Keep away from them.
EHV
Do not be friends with a hothead. Do not go along with someone who has a hot temper.
ESV
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,
ESVUK
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,
EXB
Don’t make friends with ·quick-tempered people [people controlled by anger] or ·spend time [associate] with those who have bad tempers.
GNV
Make no friendship with an angry man, neither go with the furious man,
GW
Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper, and never keep company with a hothead,
GNT
Don't make friends with people who have hot, violent tempers.
HCSB
Don’t make friends with an angry man, and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,
ICB
Don’t make friends with someone who easily gets angry. Don’t spend time with someone who has a bad temper.
ISV
Don’t make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered,
JUB
¶ Do not meddle with an angry man, and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
KJV
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
AKJV
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
LSB
Do not befriend a man of anger; And do not come along with a man of great wrath,
LEB
Do not befriend an owner of anger, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;
TLB
Keep away from angry, short-tempered men, lest you learn to be like them and endanger your soul.
MSG
Don’t hang out with angry people; don’t keep company with hotheads. Bad temper is contagious— don’t get infected.
MEV
Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man you will not go,
NOG
Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper, and never keep company with a hothead,
NABRE
Do not be friendly with hotheads, nor associate with the wrathful,
NASB
Do not make friends with a person given to anger, Or go with a hot-tempered person,
NASB1995
Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,
NCB
Never make friends with a man prone to anger, and do not associate with anyone who is wrathful.
NCV
Don’t make friends with quick-tempered people or spend time with those who have bad tempers.
NET
Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,
NIRV
Don’t be a friend of a person who has a bad temper. Don’t go around with a person who gets angry easily.
NIV
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
NIVUK
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
NKJV
Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go,
NLV
Do not have anything to do with a man given to anger, or go with a man who has a bad temper.
NLT
Don’t befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people,
NRSVA
Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads,
NRSVACE
Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads,
NRSVCE
Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads,
NRSVUE
Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads,
OJB
Make no friendship with a ba’al af (angry man), and with an ish chemot (man of wrath) thou shalt not go,
RGT
Make no friendship with an angry man, nor go with the furious man,
RSV
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,
RSVCE
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,
TLV
Do not be friends with one given to anger or associate with a hot-tempered person,
VOICE
Do not befriend someone given to anger or hang around with a hothead.
WEB
Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
WYC
Do not thou be (a) friend to a wrathful man, neither go thou with a wrathful man;
YLT
Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,
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