"Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul." — Proverbs 22:25

Proverbs 22:25 · KJV

“Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.”

— Proverbs 22:25

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

Be not thou {one} of them that strike hands, {or} of them that are sureties for debts.

Proverbs 22 — Context

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

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

Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

Be not thou {one} of them that strike hands, {or} of them that are sureties for debts.

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:33

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Psalms 106:35

But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

Proverbs 13:20

He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. broken}