Proverbs 25:23

Modern

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

Traditional

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Literal

A north wind twists out rain, and a secret tongue brings faces of indignanation.

Latin

Ventus aquilo dissipat pluvias, et facies tristis linguam detrahentem.

Hebrew

English

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

Proverbs 26:20
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid 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 quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
Job 37:22
Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
Psalm 15:3
…who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Romans 1:30
…slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
Psalm 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.