Matthew Henry · Verse 23
Slanders would not be so readily spoken, if they were not readily heard. Sin, if it receives any check, becomes cowardly.
Proverbs 25:23
The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
BSB
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
KJV
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
ASV
The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
BBE
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
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