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Proverbs 27:8
World English Bible
Proverbs 27:8
World English Bible
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 27:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 27:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
is one who strays from home.
Proverbs 27:8
New International Version
Proverbs 27:8
New International Version
8 Like a bird that flees its nest(A)
is anyone who flees from home.
Proverbs 27:15-16
World English Bible
Proverbs 27:15-16
World English Bible
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.
Proverbs 27:15-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 27:15-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike;(A)
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp oil in the right hand.[a]
Footnotes
- 27.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 27:15-16
New International Version
Proverbs 27:15-16
New International Version
15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping(A)
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
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