Proverbs 25:23

23 The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Proverbs 25:23 In-Context

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.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or 'So doth a backbiting (lit. 'secret') tongue, an angry countenance.'
The Darby Translation is in the public domain.