Proverbs 27:15 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹⁵ 2 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ A continual dripping on a day of violent showers and a contentious woman are alike; [Prov. 19:13.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

Common English Bible

¹⁵ The constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.

Proverbs 27:15 Cross References

Job 14:19

Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat?

Proverbs 19:13

0 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 21:19

6 He longeth and desireth all the day : but he that is just, will give, and will not cease.

Proverbs 21:9

6 A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.

Proverbs 25:24

A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

Proverbs 27:16

3 Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks :