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Proverbs 25:23

23  The north wind brings forth rain,

and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

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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.


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