Proverbs 25:23
A north wind, bringeth forth rain, and, a face stirred with indignation, a secretive tongue.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
In Context
22For, burning coals, shalt thou be heaping upon his head,—and, Yahweh, will repay thee.
24Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.
Cross References
Job 37:22Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:
Psalms 101:5He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.
Romans 1:30Whisperers, detractors, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, vain boasters, inventors of vices, unto parents unyielding,
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 →