Proverbs 27:15
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife 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
16restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
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 →