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Proverbs 25:23

World English Bible

The north wind produces rain;
so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

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Proverbs 25:23 in other translations

The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

Proverbs 25:23 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:23 in context

  1. 21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
    If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
  2. 22for you will heap coals of fire on his head,
    and Yahweh will reward you.
  3. 23The north wind produces rain;
    so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
  4. 24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
    than to share a house with a contentious woman.
  5. 25Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
    so is good news from a far country.