SinaiProverbs 25:23
American Standard Version
The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
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Proverbs 25:23 in other translations
The north wind produces rain;
so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
Proverbs 25:23 in context
- 21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
- 22For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.
- 23The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
- 24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
- 25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.