Proverbs 27:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—”
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BSBPD
“A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 27:15 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 14:19as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
- Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
- Proverbs 25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
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