Proverbs 25:23
The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
In Context
22for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee with good.
24It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
Cross References
Job 37:22From the north come the clouds shining like gold: in these great are the glory and honour of the Almighty;
Psalms 101:5I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; for I have forgotten to eat my bread.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:22-23
Forgiveness of Enemies. 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 the Lord shall reward thee. By this it appears that, however the scribes and Pharisees had corrupted the law, not only the commandment of loving our brethren, but even that of loving our enemies, was not only a new, but also an old commandment, an Old-Testament commandment, though our Saviour has given it to us with the new enforcement of… Read the whole commentary →