Proverbs 25:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

Young's Literal Translation
A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue—indignant faces.

King James Bible
The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Hebrew
As the north
צָ֭פוֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter

wind
ר֣וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

brings forth
תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל (tə·ḥō·w·lêl)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert

rain,
גָּ֑שֶׁם (gā·šem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1653: Rain, shower

so a backbiting
סָֽתֶר׃ (sā·ṯer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5643: A covering, hiding place, secrecy

tongue
לְשׁ֣וֹן (lə·šō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 3956: The tongue

[brings] angry
נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים (niz·‘ā·mîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2194: To foam at the mouth, to be enraged

looks.
וּפָנִ֥ים (ū·p̄ā·nîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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