World English Bible
Proverbs 25:23
“The north wind brings forth rain: so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 25
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If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
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for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
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The north wind brings forth rain: so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
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It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
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Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.