Proverbs 25:23-25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 The north wind brings rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop
than in a mansion with a quarrelsome wife.[a](A)
25 Cool water to one faint from thirst
is good news from a far country.
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