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Proverbs 27:16
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 27:16
Amplified Bible
16
Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
Proverbs 27:16
New International Version
Proverbs 27:16
New International Version
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
Proverbs 27:16
King James Version
Proverbs 27:16
King James Version
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
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