23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And a [a](A)backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
24 It is (B)better to live in a corner of the roof
Than [b]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is (C)good news from a distant land.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:23 Lit tongue of secrecy
  2. Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association