Bible verse
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 25.
19 Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
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.
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
KJV
The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
ASV
The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
ERV
The north wind bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
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