23As 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 northצָ֭פוֹןH6828Noun - feminine singularwindר֣וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructbrings forthתְּח֣וֹלֵֽלH2342Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singularrainגָּ֑שֶׁםH1653Noun - masculine singularso a backbitingסָֽתֶר׃H5643Noun - masculine singulartongueלְשׁ֣וֹןH3956Noun - common singular construct[brings] angryנִ֝זְעָמִ֗יםH2194Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plurallooksוּפָנִ֥יםH6440Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural