23 As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:23
Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control
The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.
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Verse 23
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As the north צָ֭פוֹן H6828 Noun - feminine singular wind ר֣וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular construct brings forth תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל H2342 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular rain גָּ֑שֶׁם H1653 Noun - masculine singular so a backbiting סָֽתֶר׃ H5643 Noun - masculine singular tongue לְשׁ֣וֹן H3956 Noun - common singular construct [brings] angry נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים H2194 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural looks וּפָנִ֥ים H6440 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural