箴言 25:23
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Context
This verse from 箴言 Chapter 25 connects to 6 cross-references. 新法老不认识约瑟,奴役以色列人。以色列人越受压制越发增多。法老命令收生婆杀死希伯来男婴,被收生婆拒绝。
其他译本
The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue--indignant faces.
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
交叉参考
Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
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Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart …
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall …