Proverbs 25:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 25:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 25:23 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. driveth...: or, bringeth forth rain:..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 25:23 — KJV
“The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. driveth...: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance”
— Proverbs 25:23 (KJV)
Proverbs 25:23 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 25:23
“When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. multitude: or, noise with: or, for”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:23: wind, rain, bringeth
“When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. multitude: or, noise”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:23: wind, rain, bringeth
“The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:23: wind, driveth, away
“He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:23: wind, rain, bringeth
“But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 25:23: north, away, forth
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