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

Other Translations of Proverbs 25:23

New International Version

23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue-which provokes a horrified look.

English Standard Version

23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

The Message

23 A north wind brings stormy weather, and a gossipy tongue stormy looks.

New King James Version

23 The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

New Living Translation

23 As surely as a north wind brings rain, so a gossiping tongue causes anger!

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 25:23

Commentary on Proverbs 25:23

(Read Proverbs 25:23)

Slanders would not be so readily spoken, if they were not readily heard. Sin, if it receives any check, becomes cowardly.