Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 25:23
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Berean Standard Bible
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
King James Version
The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
World English Bible
The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
American Standard Version
The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 25
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
23 As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
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