Proverbs 25:23
The north wind bringeth forth rain: so doth secret talking, angry countenances.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
In Context
22For though thou gatherest coals of fire upon his head, yet will the Lord repay it unto thee.
24It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof, than with a quarrelsome woman even in a roomy house.
Cross References
Job 37:22The golden [light] that cometh out of the north: around God is terrible majesty.
Psalms 101:5Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbor, him will I destroy: whoso hath proud eyes and a haughty heart, him will I not suffer.
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 →