Old Testament · VERSE 23

Proverbs 25:23

King James Version

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

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Proverbs 25:21

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Proverbs 25:22

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Proverbs 25:23SELECTED VERSE

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

Proverbs 25:24

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

Proverbs 25:25

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

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