“The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.” Proverbs 25:23
A north wind puts rain to flight; it usually brings fair weather. Some
people don’t need to say a word; their facial expressions speak volumes. But
that unique “gift” isn’t necessary to silence backbiters who speak ill of
others. If you express disapproval, frown upon them, and refuse to listen, you “drive
them away”—put them to shame, silencing them. A disapproving look “speaks”
volumes. Defamers have no place without listeners or an audience.
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