Proverbs 27:16

The Passion Translation

Can you stop the north wind from blowing or grasp a handful of oil? That’s easier than to stop her from complaining.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:15

An endless drip, drip, drip, from a leaky faucet and the words of a cranky, nagging wife have the same effect.

Proverbs 27:17

It takes a grinding wheel to sharpen a blade, and so one person sharpens the character of another.

John 12:3

Mary picked up an alabaster jar filled with nearly a liter of extremely rare and costly perfume—the purest extract of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet. Then she wiped them dry with her long hair. And the fragrance of the costly oil filled the house.