Proverbs 25:23

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As the north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 101:5 : 5 Whoever secretly slanders their neighbor, I will silence. Whoever has proud eyes and an arrogant heart, I cannot endure.
  • Prov 26:20 : 20 Without wood, the fire goes out, and without a whisperer, strife ceases.
  • Rom 1:30 : 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I fear that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be strife, jealousy, anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
  • Job 37:22 : 22 From the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.
  • Ps 15:3 : 3 Who does not slander with his tongue, does no harm to his neighbor, and does not bring disgrace upon a relative.

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