Proverbs 27:16

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.

Cross References

John 12:3

Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

Proverbs 27:15

Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.