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
Revised Standard Version
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest,
is a man who strays from his home.
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
Revised Standard Version
15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious woman are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind[a]
or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:16 Heb obscure
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