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Proverbs 27:16
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
Proverbs 27:16 · New Heart English 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 when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
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