He who walks with wise men becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 22:24 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Make no friendship with an angry man; And with a furious man thou shalt not go: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Make no friendships with a man given to anger, and with a wrathful man do not associate, American Standard Version (1901) Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: Common English Bible Don’t befriend people controlled by anger; don’t associate with hot-tempered people; Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man: |
He who walks with wise men becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
“Scoffer” is the name of the proud, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and a man given to anger causes much transgression.