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Proverbs 27:15-17
Evangelical Heritage Version

15 Constantly dripping water on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike.
16 Trying to hold her back is like holding back the wind,
like grasping oil with your right hand.[a]
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and a man sharpens the insight of his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 The verse is difficult. Literally it reads those who hide her hide the wind, and he calls his right hand oil.
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