Proverbs 27:16

Revised Version 1885

He that would restrain her restraineth the wind, And his right hand encountereth oil.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:15

A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

John 12:3

Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.