Proverbs 27:16

Proverbs chapter 27 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.15A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

v.16This passage

v.17Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

John 12:3
Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.