Proverbs 25:23
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 25
“The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.”Proverbs 25:23
What Does Proverbs 25:23 Mean?
Proverbs 25:23 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 25, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 25:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 4:26“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”Genesis 8:1“And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;”Proverbs 26:20“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”Ephesians 4:31“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”Job 37:22“Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.”Psalms 15:3“He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.”Romans 1:30“Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,”2 Corinthians 12:20“For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:”Exodus 23:1“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.”1 Samuel 24:9“And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?”Psalms 101:5“Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.”Proverbs 13:17“A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.”Proverbs 29:12“If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.”
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