Proverbs 25:23

The north wind driveth away rain: 1 So doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. 1

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The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

In Context

22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, 1 And the Lord shall reward thee. 1

24It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, 1 Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. 1

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Cross References

Job 37:22Fair weather cometh out of the north: 1 With God is terrible majesty. 1

Psalms 101:5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: 1 Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. 1

Romans 1:30backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

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 →

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