Proverbs 25:23
The ruach tzafon (north wind) brings forth geshem; 1 so doth a lashon seter (backbiting tongue) bring an angry countenance. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
In Context
22For so shalt thou heap hot coals upon his rosh, 1 and Hashem shall reward thee. 1
Cross References
Job 37:22Splendor of zahav cometh out of the north; 1 with Elo'ah is awesome hod (majesty). 1
Psalms 101:5The one who slandereth ba'seter (in secret) his neighbor, 1 him will I destroy; 1 him that hath haughty einayim (eyes) and a proud levav 1 will I not endure. 1
Romans 1:30Backbiters, slanderers, haters of G-d, insolent, arrogant, braggarts, + 1:30 see Ro 4:2 contrivers of evil, disobedient to horim.
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 →