Proverbs 25:23
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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 NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
The northH6828 windH7307 driveth awayH2342 rainH1653: so doth an angryH2194 countenanceH6440 a backbitingH5643 tongueH3956.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
רוּחַ צָפֹון תְּחֹולֵל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשֹׁון סָתֶר׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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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 |
Strong's References
- H1653 — גֶּשֶׁם (geshem, gheh'-shem): from גָּשַׁם (gâsham) H1652; 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 (chîyl); 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 (lâshôn); also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה (lᵉshônâh); from לָשַׁן (lâshan) H3960; 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 (çithrâh); (Deuteronomy [32:38), from סָתַר (çâthar) H5641; 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 (pâneh); from פָּנָה (pânâh) H6437; 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 (tsâphôn); from צָפַן (tsâphan) H6845; 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 (rûwach) H7306; 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 ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- 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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