Proverbs 22:24

The Message

Don’t hang out with angry people; don’t keep company with hotheads. Bad temper is contagious— don’t get infected.

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Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.

Hot tempers start fights; a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace.

You know their names—Brash, Impudent, Blasphemer— intemperate hotheads, every one.

Angry people stir up a lot of discord; the intemperate stir up trouble.