The Meaning of Proverbs 22:24 Explained

Proverbs 22:24

KJV: Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

YLT: Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Make no friendship  with an angry  man;  and with a furious  man  thou shalt not go: 

What does Proverbs 22:24 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 22

1  A good name is more desirable than great wealth

What do the individual words in Proverbs 22:24 mean?

No Make friendship with an man angry and with a man furious not do go
אַל־ תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־ בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־ אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מוֹת לֹ֣א תָבֽוֹא

אַל־  No 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַל  
Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference).
תִּ֭תְרַע  Make  friendship 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect Jussive, second person masculine singular
Root: רָעָה 
Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed.
בַּ֣עַל  an  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בָּעַל 
Sense: owner, husband, lord.
אָ֑ף  angry 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַף 
Sense: nostril, nose, face.
וְאֶת־  and  with 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
אִ֥ישׁ  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
חֵ֝מוֹת  furious 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: חֵמָא 
Sense: heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles.
תָבֽוֹא  do  go 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 22:24?

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