Matthew Henry · Verses 15–16
The contentions of a neighbour may be like a sharp shower, troublesome for a time; the contentions of a wife are like constant rain.
Proverbs 27:16
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
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WEBBE
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
BSB
restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
KJV
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
ASV
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
BBE
He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.
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