Proverbs 25:23-24
Proverbs 25:23-24 The Message (MSG)
A north wind brings stormy weather, and a gossipy tongue stormy looks. Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.
Proverbs 25:23-24 King James Version (KJV)
The north wind driveth away rain: So doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:23-24 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance. It is better to live in a corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 25:23-24 New Century Version (NCV)
As the north wind brings rain, telling gossip brings angry looks. It is better to live in a corner on the roof than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
Proverbs 25:23-24 American Standard Version (ASV)
The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:23-24 New International Version (NIV)
Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look. Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 25:23-24 New King James Version (NKJV)
The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance. It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 25:23-24 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The north wind brings forth rain; And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance. It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather] Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman. [Prov 21:9]
Proverbs 25:23-24 New Living Translation (NLT)
As surely as a north wind brings rain, so a gossiping tongue causes anger! It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.