Proverbs 27:16

Trying to restrain/stop her from doing that is as difficult [SIM] as trying to stop the wind or trying to hold oil in your hand.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

In Context

15Having a wife that is constantly nagging is as bad as listening to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.

17We can use one iron tool to sharpen another iron tool; similarly [SIM], when one person shares what he is thinking, it can help other people to think more clearly.

Read all of Proverbs 27

Cross References

John 12:3Then Mary took a bottle of expensive perfume called nard and poured it on Jesus’ feet to honor him. Then she wiped his feet with her hair. The whole house was filled with the beautiful smell of the perfume.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Proverbs 27:16