23 for the Lord pleads their cause and despoils of life those who despoil them.

24 Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 22:23-24

Commentary on Proverbs 22:22-23

(Read Proverbs 22:22-23)

He that robs and oppresses the poor, does so at his peril. And if men will not appear for them, God will.

Commentary on Proverbs 22:24-25

(Read Proverbs 22:24-25)

Our corrupt hearts have so much tinder in them, that it is dangerous to have to do with those that throw about the sparks of their passion.