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Proverbs 25:23
The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 25:23 · Darby Bible
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Proverbs 25:23 in other translations
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
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In context
20 [As] he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
25 [As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous [man] that giveth way before the wicked.
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