Proverbs 25:23
Proverbs 25:23 — The New International Version (NIV)
23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
Proverbs 25:23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
23 The north wind driveth away rain:
So doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 25:23 — New Living Translation (NLT)
23 As surely as a north wind brings rain,
so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
Proverbs 25:23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Proverbs 25:23 — New Century Version (NCV)
23 As the north wind brings rain,
telling gossip brings angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23 — American Standard Version (ASV)
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain:
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Proverbs 25:23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 25:23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
23 ⸤As⸥ the north wind brings rain,
so a whispering tongue brings angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
23 The wind of the north produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.
Proverbs 25:23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
23 The north wind brings rain.
And a crafty tongue brings angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.