Proverbs 25:23
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
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, and the LORD will reward thee.
24It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Cross References
Job 37:22Fair weather cometh from the north: with God is terrible majesty.
Psalms 101:5Whoever privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that hath a high look and a proud heart I will not suffer.
Romans 1:30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventers 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 →