Proverbs 27:16 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Whoever can control her can control the wind. He can even pick up olive oil with his right hand. (GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

DBY:

whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.

ERV:

He that would restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.

JPS:

He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

Proverbs 27:16 Cross References

XREF:

Proverbs 27:15 A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;

Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

27:16 Hideth - Attempts to smother her passion. Right - hand - Which being the great instrument of action, by its much stirring, diffuses the savour of it.

MHC:

27:15,16. The contentions of a neighbour may be like a sharp shower, troublesome for a time; the contentions of a wife are like constant rain. 17. We are cautioned to take heed whom we converse with. And directed to have in view, in conversation, to make one another wiser and better. 18. Though a calling be laborious and despised, yet those who keep to it, will find there is something to be got by it. God is a Master who has engaged to honour those who serve him faithfully. 19. One corrupt heart is like another; so are sanctified hearts: the former bear the same image of the earthly, the latter the same image of the heavenly. Let us carefully watch our own hearts, comparing them with the word of God. 20. Two things are here said to be never satisfied, death and sin. The appetites of the carnal mind for profit or pleasure are always desiring more. Those whose eyes are ever toward the Lord, are satisfied in him, and shall for ever be so. 21. Silver and gold are tried by putting them into the furnace and fining-pot; so is a man tried by praising him. 22. Some are so bad, that even severe methods do not answer the end; what remains but that they should be rejected? The new-creating power of God's grace alone is able to make a change. 23-27. We ought to have some business to do in this world, and not to live in idleness, and not to meddle with what we do not understand. We must be diligent and take pains. Let us do what we can, still the world cannot be secured to us, therefore we must choose a more lasting portion; but by the blessing of God upon our honest labours, we may expect to enjoy as much of earthly blessings as is good for us.

CONC:

Betrayeth Bewrayeth Calleth Encountereth Faith Friend Grasp Grasping Grasps Hidden Hide Hideth Hiding Itself Keeps Oil Ointment Restrain Restraineth Restraining Restrains Secret Wind

Betrayeth Bewrayeth Faith Friend Good Grasp Grasping Grasps Hand Hide Hideth Hiding Itself Keeps Oil Ointment Restrain Restraineth Restraining Restrains Right Secret Wind

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