Proverbs 27:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.”
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“restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 27:16 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 12:3Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
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