Proverbs 27:16

Modern English Version

to restrain her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in the right hand.

Cross References

John 12:3

Then Mary took a pint of very costly 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 ointment.

Proverbs 27:15

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

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.