King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 25:23
“The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 25
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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
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For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
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The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
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[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
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[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.