Proverbs 27:16

English Standard Version 2016

to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.

Cross References

John 12:3

Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Proverbs 27:15

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.