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Proverbs 25:23
23When the wind blows from the north, it brings rain. In the same way, when somebody tells other people's secrets, it brings anger.
Proverbs 25:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
- New International Version (NIV)Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Context of Proverbs 25:23
21If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him some water to drink. 22If you help him, he will become ashamed, and the Lord will bless you with good things. When the wind blows from the north, it brings rain. In the same way, when somebody tells other people's secrets, it brings anger. 24It is better to live on the roof of your house than to live with a wife who always argues. 25If you receive good news from a far away country, it is like cool water when you are tired and thirsty.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:23 word by word
ר֣וּחַ צָ֭פוֹן תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל גָּ֑שֶׁם וּפָנִ֥ים נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
- windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
- driveth awayחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: give birthH2342
- rainגֶּ֫שֶׁםgeshem · rainH1653
- an angryזָעַםzâ‛am · be indignantH2194
- countenanceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- a backbitingסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
- tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:23
- Job 37:22God comes with his bright glory from the north! His glory is all around him. It makes us afraid.
- Psalms 15:3He says nothing bad against other people. He does nothing that will hurt his friends, nor does he insult them.
- Psalms 101:5If anyone secretly speaks against his friend, I will destroy them. If anyone is proud and they boast about themselves, I will send them away from me.
- Romans 1:30They tell lies about people. They hate God. They insult other people. They are proud and they say how important they are. They think of many ways to do bad things. They do not obey their parents.
- 2 Corinthians 12:20When I come there to visit you, I hope you will be living in a good way. But I am afraid that I will not see what I want to see. Then you will see that I am different from what you want me to be! I am afraid that you may be quarrelling. You may be jealous of each other. You may be very angry with each other. Some of you may just want to please yourselves. You may be insulting one another, or telling lies about one another. You may be proud of how good you are. You may be causing trouble for one another. Yes, I am afraid that all those things may be happening among you.
Commentaries on Proverbs 25:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The north wind driveth away rain - The margin has, "The north wind bringeth forth rain." It is said that the "north wind brings forth rain at Jerusalem, because it brings with it the vapours arising from the sea that lies north of it." The marginal is the true reading; and is supported by the Chaldee, Syriac, and Septuagint; but the Arabic reads south wind. A backbiting tongue - A hidden tongue.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The marginal reading is far more accurate and gives a better sense. The northwest wind in Palestine commonly brings rain, and this was probably in the thought of the writer.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23Verse 23 Slanders would not be so readily spoken, if they were not readily heard. Sin, if it receives any check, becomes cowardly.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Better, "As the north wind bringeth forth (Psa 90:2) or produces rain, so does a concealed or slandering tongue produce anger."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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