Proverbs 27:16
To restrain her is like restraining the ruach (wind), 1 and like grasping shemen in the right hand. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
In Context
15A continual dripping in a very rainy day 1 and a quarrelsome isha are alike; 1
17Barzel (iron) sharpeneth barzel (iron); 1 so one ish sharpeneth another. 1
Cross References
John 12:3Then Miryam, having taken a pound of mishcha (ointment) of expensive genuine spikenard, anointed the feet of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and wiped off with her hair his feet. And the bais was filled with the aroma of the mishcha.
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 →