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Proverbs 27:16

restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

Proverbs 27:16 WEB

Proverbs 27:16 in the King James Version

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

Context

15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

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