New Revised Standard Version
The north wind produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

Contemporary English Version
As surely as rain blows in from the north, anger is caused by cruel words.

New American Bible
The north wind brings rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.

The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.

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Job 37:22 Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.

Psalm 15:3 He that speaketh truth in his heart, who hath not used deceit in his tongue: Nor hath done evil to his neighbour: nor taken up a reproach against his neighbours.

Psalm 101:5 The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat.

Romans 1:30 Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

2 Corinthians 12:20 For I fear lest perhaps, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found by you such as you would not. Lest perhaps contentions, envyings, animosities, dissensions, detractions, whisperings, swellings, seditions, be among you.