Proverbs 27:16
He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
In Context
15Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.
17Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.
Cross References
John 12:3Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:16-17
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. Here, as before, Solomon laments the case of him that has a peevish passionate wife, that is continually chiding, and making herself and all about her uneasy. 1. It is a grievance that there is no avoiding, for it is like a continual dropping in a very rainy day. The contentions of a neighbour may be like a sharp shower, troublesome for… Read the whole commentary →