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Proverbs 25:23
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For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
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The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
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[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
The northH6828 windH7307 driveth awayH2342 rainH1653: so doth an angryH2194 countenanceH6440 a backbitingH5643 tongueH3956.
Original Hebrew
רוּחַ צָפֹון תְּחֹולֵל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשֹׁון סָתֶר׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ר֣וּחַ |
Ru.ach | H7307 | HNcbsc | a wind of |
צָ֭פוֹן |
Tza.fon | H6828 | HNcfsa | (the) north |
תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל |
te.Cho.lel | H2342 | HVoi3fs | it brings forth |
גָּ֑שֶׁם |
Ga.shem | H1653 | HNcmsa | rain |
וּ/פָנִ֥ים |
u./fa.Nim | H6440 | HC/Ncbpa | and/ faces |
נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים |
niz.'a.Mim | H2194 | HVNrmpa | indignant |
לְשׁ֣וֹן |
le.Shon | H3956 | HNcbsc | a tongue of |
סָֽתֶר |
Sa.ter | H5643 | HNcmsa | secrecy |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1653 — גֶּשֶׁם (geshem, gheh'-shem): from גָּשַׁם; a shower; rain, shower.
- H2194 — זָעַם (zâʻam, zaw-am'): a primitive root; properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged; abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.
- H2342 — חוּל (chûwl, khool): or חִיל; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert; bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.
- H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
- H5643 — סֵתֶר (çêther, say'-ther): or (feminine) סִתְרָה; (Deuteronomy [32:38), from סָתַר; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense); backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
- H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
- H6828 — צָפוֹן (tsâphôwn, tsaw-fone'): or צָפֹן; from צָפַן; properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown); north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
- H7307 — רוּחַ (rûwach, roo'-akh): from רוּחַ; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- north — Job 37:22
- so — Psalms 15:3, Psalms 101:5, Proverbs 26:20, Romans 1:30, 2 Corinthians 12:20
Reciprocal references (7): Genesis 8:1, Exodus 23:1, 1 Samuel 24:9, Proverbs 13:17, Proverbs 29:12, Ephesians 4:26, Ephesians 4:31
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SILENCE-SPEECH
- Torrey’s: RAIN, SLANDER, WIND, THE
- Nave’s: BACKBITING, COUNTENANCE, METEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA, RAIN, SLANDER, SPEAKING, WIND
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