Proverbs 22:25
23 for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
26 Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
- KJV
- Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
- WEB
- lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
- ASV
- Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
- DARBY
- lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul.
- BLB
- lest you learn his ways and receive a snare for your soul.
- ÅB
- for at du ikke skal lære deg til å gå på hans veier og få satt en snare for ditt liv!
- OTB
- ellers kan du lære deres veier og finne en snare for deg selv.
- B1930
- forat du ikke skal lære dig til å gå på hans veier og få satt en snare for ditt liv!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Read in contextPsalms 106:35
but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
Read in contextProverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
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