Proverbs 27:15
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
In Context
16restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
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 →