Proverbs 27:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ Trying to stop that woman is like trying to stop the wind. It is like trying to grab oil with your hand.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, And the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Whoever attempts to restrain [a contentious woman] might as well try to stop the wind–his right hand encounters oil [and she slips through his fingers].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ anyone who can control her can control the wind or pick up oil in his hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ He who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right hand.

Proverbs 27:16 Referencias Cruzadas

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Proverbs 27:15

A wife that always wants to argue is like water that never stops dripping on a rainy day.

Proverbs 27:17

People use pieces of iron to sharpen iron knives. In the same way, people learn from other people, making each other sharp.