Proverbs 27:16
He who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right hand.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
In Context
15A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.
17Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Cross References
John 12:3And then Mary took twelve ounces of pure spikenard ointment, very precious, and she anointed the feet of Jesus, and she wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
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 →