NET Bible
"Whoever contains her has contained the wind or can grasp oil with his right hand."
— Proverbs 27:16, NET Bible
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
“He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil. ”
“restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.”
“He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand.”
“He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.”
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and hold him in pledge on behalf of a stranger.
If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.
A continual dripping on a rainy day– a contentious wife makes herself like that.
Whoever contains her has contained the wind or can grasp oil with his right hand.
As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.
The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.
As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person’s heart reflects the person.