23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue-which provokes a horrified look.
23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
23 A north wind brings stormy weather, and a gossipy tongue stormy looks.
23 The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
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.