More Proverbs of Solomon
Proverbs 25:23
In 11 translations
- 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.driveth…: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance
- 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.
- LSV
- A north wind brings forth rain, || And a secret tongue—indignant faces.
- YLT
- A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.
- DBY
- The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
- DRC
- The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.
- GNV
- As the Northwinde driueth away the raine, so doeth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.
- JPS
- The north wind bringeth forth rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
- LXXE
- The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- ר֣וּחַ צָ֭פוֹן תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל גָּ֑שֶׁם וּפָנִ֥ים נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἄνεμος Βορέας ἐξεγείρει νέφη, πρόσωπον δὲ ἀναιδὲς γλῶσσαν ἐρεθίζει·
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
BackbiteWindRainSlanderBackbitingRainfall in Jerusalem in InchesWindsCountenanceHezekiah (2)Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 26:20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- Psalms 15:3who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
- Job 37:22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
- Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
- Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).