Proverbs 27:15

A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

In Context

14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.

16whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.

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Cross References

Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:15

14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Note, 1. It is a great folly to be extravagant in praising even the best of our friends and benefactors. It is our duty to give every one his due praise, to applaud those who excel in knowledge, virtue, and usefulness, and to acknowledge the kindnesses we have received with thankfulness; but to do this with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, to be always harping on this string, in all… Read the whole commentary →

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