Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
North
General references
Bible References
North
Job 37:22 Yet out of the north He comes, shrouded in a golden glow;
awesome majesty surrounds Him.
awesome
So
Proverbs 26:20 Without wood, fire goes out;
without a gossip, conflict dies down.
without a gossip, conflict dies down.
Psalm 15:3 who does not slander with his tongue,
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,
who does not harm his friend
or discredit his neighbor,
Psalm 101:5 I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.
who secretly slanders his neighbor;
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.
Romans 1:30
slanderers, God-haters, arrogant, proud, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
General references
1 Samuel 24:9
David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler listens to lies,
all his officials will be wicked.
all his officials will be wicked.