Proverbs 25:23
As the north wind bringeth forth rain, So a backbiting tongue maketh an angry countenance.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
In Context
22For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the LORD will reward thee.
24Better is it to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a quarrelsome woman in a large house.
Cross References
Job 37:22From the north cometh gold; But with God is terrible majesty!
Psalms 101:5Whoso slandereth his neighbor in secret, him will I cut off; Him that hath a haughty look and a proud heart I will not endure.
Romans 1:30slanderers, hated of God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of mischief, 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 →