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Proverbs 27:15 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike: "
Proverbs 27:15
Verse in Context
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13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
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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Here, as before, Solomon grieves for the man who has a cranky, hot-tempered wife, one who is always arguing and making life miserable for everyone around her. It is a trouble that cannot be escaped, like a constant drip on a rainy day. A neighbor’s quarrels may be like a hard shower, unpleasant while it lasts, but you can still find shelter. A wife’s quarrels, however, are like steady rain that soaks through everything, and the only real answer is patience (Proverbs 19:13).
It is also a trouble that cannot be hidden. A wise man would cover it if he could, for the honor of both himself and his wife, but he cannot. It is as hard to hide as the sound of the wind when it blows, or the smell of a strong perfume. People who are stubborn and noisy in their anger end up exposing their own shame, even when their friends try, out of kindness, to keep it hidden.
From This Chapter
Proverbs 27:1
"Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring."
Proverbs 27:2
"Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips."
Proverbs 27:3
"A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both."
Proverbs 27:4
"Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?"
Proverbs 27:5
"Better is open rebuke than hidden love."
Proverbs 27:6
"The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse."
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