The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
What does Proverbs 25:23 mean?
Slanders would not be so readily spoken, if they were not readily heard. Sin, if it receives any check, becomes cowardly.
Key themes
Anxiety and fearWisdomJustice and mercyFear of the Lord
Read with
Keep this verse inside Proverbs 25:23-24 and alongside a few nearby related passages.