💡WEB · Proverbs 25:23
What does Proverbs 25:23 mean?
"The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face."
— Proverbs 25:23 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
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