Proverbs 27:16
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
- KJV
- Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
- WEB
- restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
- ASV
- He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
- DARBY
- whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
- BLB
- hiding her is hiding the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
- ÅB
- Den som holder på henne, holder på vind, og hans høyre hånd griper i olje.
- OTB
- Å prøve å holde henne tilbake er som å holde vinden eller gripe olje med hånden.
- B1930
- Den som holder på henne, holder på vind, og hans høire hånd griper i olje.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 12:3
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
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