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Proverbs 27:16
He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
Proverbs 27:16 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 27:16 in other translations
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
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In context
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
14 He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
15 A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
17 Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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