Proverbs 27:16

The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.

LXX2012 (British)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.

17Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

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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 →

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