Proverbs 22:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,

New Living Translation
Don’t befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people,

English Standard Version
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,

Berean Study Bible
Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

New American Standard Bible
Do not make friends with a person given to anger, Or go with a hot-tempered person,

NASB 1995
Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,

NASB 1977
Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,

Amplified Bible
Do not even associate with a man given to angry outbursts; Or go [along] with a hot-tempered man,

Christian Standard Bible
Don’t make friends with an angry person, and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't make friends with an angry man, and don't be a companion of a hot-tempered man,

Contemporary English Version
Don't make friends with anyone who has a bad temper.

Good News Translation
Don't make friends with people who have hot, violent tempers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper, and never keep company with a hothead,

International Standard Version
Don't make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered,

NET Bible
Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

New King James Version
Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go,

King James 2000 Bible
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man you shall not go:

New Heart English Bible
Do not befriend a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with one who harbors anger:

World English Bible
Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, and don't associate with one who harbors anger:

American King James Version
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man you shall not go:

American Standard Version
Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

A Faithful Version
Make no friendship with an angry man; and you shall not go with a furious man,

Darby Bible Translation
Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man;

English Revised Version
Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

Webster's Bible Translation
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Make no frendship with an angrye wylfull man, and walke not with the furious:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Make no fredshipe with an angrie wylfull man, and kepe no company wt ye furious:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do not show yourself friendly with an angry man, "" And do not go in with a man of fury,

Young's Literal Translation
Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou shalt not be companion of the possessor of anger, and with the man of wrath thou shalt not go:

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You shall not be a friend to an angry man and do not enter with a man that is filled with passion,

Lamsa Bible
Make no friendship with wrathful man; and with a man given to anger you shall not go,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:
















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