“The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.”
Proverbs 25:23 (KJV) |
Proverbs 25:23
From Proverbs 25, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.