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Don`t befriend a hot-tempered man, And don`t associate with one who harbors anger:
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Guard Your Inner Circle
Commentators explain that this verse is a practical command to be selective about one's close companions. While Christians are called to be civil to all, this proverb warns against forming intimate friendships or partnerships with habitually angry people to protect one's own peace and avoid constant strife.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Make no friendship with an angry man Do not associate with him; contract not a familiarity with him; make him not a …
Presbyterian
Our corrupt hearts have so much tinder in them, that it is dangerous to associate with those who throw about the sparks of their passion.
