Proverbs 27:16
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
World English Bible British
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 dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Cross References
John 12:3Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
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 →