Proverbs 27:16

New English Translation

Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:15

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

Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

John 12:3

Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair. (Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.)