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Proverbs 27:8
New King James Version
Proverbs 27:8
New King James Version
8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
Proverbs 27:8
American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:8
American Standard Version
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest,
So is a man that wandereth from his place.
Proverbs 27:15-16
New King James Version
Proverbs 27:15-16
New King James Version
15 A (A)continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
16 Whoever [a]restrains her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:16 Lit. hides
Proverbs 27:15-16
American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:15-16
American Standard Version
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike:
16 He that would [a]restrain her [b]restraineth the wind;
And [c]his right hand encountereth oil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew hide.
- Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew hideth.
- Proverbs 27:16 Or, the oil of his right hand betrayeth itself
New King James Version (NKJV) 
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