Proverbs 25:23 meaning and explanation
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
Proverbs 25:23, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse comes from a collection of Solomon's proverbs copied by King Hezekiah's men, and it uses weather as a picture of cause and effect. In Israel the north wind was associated with bringing rain, so the first line describes something that reliably produces a result.
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