Proverbs 25:23–24
Proverbs 25:23–24 — The New International Version (NIV)
23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — English Standard Version (ESV)
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
23 The north wind driveth away rain:
So doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — New Living Translation (NLT)
23 As surely as a north wind brings rain,
so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
24 It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
24 It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — New Century Version (NCV)
23 As the north wind brings rain,
telling gossip brings angry looks.
24 It is better to live in a corner on the roof
than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — American Standard Version (ASV)
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain:
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
23 ⸤As⸥ the north wind brings rain,
so a whispering tongue brings angry looks.
24 Better to live on a corner of a roof
than to share a home with a quarreling woman.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
23 The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a contentious wife.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
23 The wind of the north produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.
24 Better to live upon the corner of a roof
than with a woman of contention and in a shared house.
Proverbs 25:23–24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
23 The north wind brings rain.
And a crafty tongue brings angry looks.
24 It is better to live on a corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.