Proverbs 27:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

It's easier to catch the wind or hold olive oil in your hand than to stop a nagging wife.

Cross References

John 12:3

Mary took a very expensive bottle of perfume and poured it on Jesus' feet. She wiped them with her hair, and the sweet smell of the perfume filled the house.

Proverbs 27:15

The steady dripping of rain and the nagging of a wife are one and the same.

Proverbs 27:17

Just as iron sharpens iron, friends sharpen the minds of each other.