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Proverbs 25:23

Words and speechConflict and reconciliation

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.

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

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BSB
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
KJV
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
WEB
The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
ASV
The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
DARBY
The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
BLB
A north wind twists out rain, and a secret tongue [brings] faces of indignanation.
ÅB
Nordenvind føder regn, og en tunge som hvisker i lønndom, volder sure miner.
OTB
Som nordavinden bringer regn, slik bringer en listig tunge et sint ansikt.
B1930
Nordenvind føder regn, og en tunge som hvisker i lønndom, volder sure miner.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 26:20

    Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:20

    For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

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  • Psalms 15:3

    He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

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  • Romans 1:30

    Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

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  • Job 37:22

    Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

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  • Psalms 101:5

    Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

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