Proverbs 27:15

A continual dropping in a day of rain, || And a woman of contentions are alike,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

14Whoever is greeting his friend with a loud voice, || Rising early in the morning, || It is reckoned a light thing to him.

16Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind, || And the ointment of his right hand calls out.

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Cross References

Proverbs 19:13A foolish son [is] a calamity to his father, || And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.

Proverbs 21:19Better to dwell in a wilderness land, || Than [with] a woman of contentions and anger.

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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