Proverbs 27:16
to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.
In context
13 Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress. 14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. 15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; 16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. 18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored. 19 As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 27:16 in the KJV
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, And the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 27:16 in the NIV
restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.