Bible verse
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
Proverbs 27:15 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 27.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
12 The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
KJV
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
ASV
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
ERV
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
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