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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