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15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike:
16 He that would [a]restrain her [b]restraineth the wind;
And [c]his right hand encountereth oil.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron;
So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew hide.
  2. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew hideth.
  3. Proverbs 27:16 Or, the oil of his right hand betrayeth itself