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
Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:
So
Proverbs 26:20
Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.
Psalm 15:3
Hath not carried slander on his tongue, hath not done his friend a wrong, nor, a reproach, taken up against his neighbour;
Psalm 101:5
He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.
Romans 1:30
Whisperers, detractors, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, vain boasters, inventors of vices, unto parents unyielding,
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I fear - lest, by any means, when I come, not such as I wish, should I find you, and, I, should be found by you, such as ye do not wish; - lest, by any means, I should find strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, railings, whisperings, puffed up pretensions, confusions; -
General references
1 Samuel 24:9
Then said David to Saul, Wherefore shouldst thou hearken unto the words of the sons of earth, saying, - Lo! David is seeking thy hurt?
Proverbs 29:12
When a ruler giveth heed to the word of falsehood, all his attendants, become lawless.