Proverbs

Proverbs 22:24–25

²⁴Do not make friends with an angry man,

and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

²⁵or you may learn his ways

and entangle yourself in a snare.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
make friends	תִּ֭תְרַע	tiṯ·ra‘	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
an angry	אָ֑ף	’āp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
man	בַּ֣עַל	ba·‘al	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1167 owner, lord
and do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
associate	תָבֽוֹא׃	ṯā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H854 with
a hot-tempered	חֵ֝מוֹת	ḥê·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2534 heat, rage
man	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
you may learn	תֶּאֱלַ֥ף	te·’ĕ·lap̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H502 learn
his ways	אָרְחָתוֹ	ʾå̄·rə·ḥå̄·ṯō	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H734 way, path
and entangle	וְלָקַחְתָּ֖	wə·lā·qaḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
yourself	לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃	lə·nap̄·še·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in a snare	מוֹקֵ֣שׁ	mō·w·qêš	Noun - masculine singular	H4170 a bait or lure

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 22:24 Proverbs 29:22 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–17 · Proverbs 21:24

Proverbs 22:25 1 Corinthians 15:33 · Psalm 106:35 · Proverbs 13:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.