Prov.27.15-Prov.27.22
Prov.27.15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Prov.27.15
A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet;
Prov.27.15
A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day;
Prov.27.15
A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
Prov.27.15
A nagging wife is as annoying as the constant dripping on a rainy day.
Prov.27.16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
Prov.27.16
You can't turn it off, and you can't get away from it.
Prov.27.16
restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
Prov.27.16
Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
Prov.27.16
Trying to stop her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or hold something with greased hands.
Prov.27.17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Prov.27.17
You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another.
Prov.27.17
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Prov.27.17
As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Prov.27.17
As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.
Prov.27.18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Prov.27.18
If you care for your orchard, you'll enjoy its fruit; if you honor your boss, you'll be honored.
Prov.27.18
He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Prov.27.18
Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.
Prov.27.18
Workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat its fruit. In the same way, workers who protect their employer's interests will be rewarded.
Prov.27.19
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Prov.27.19
Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart.
Prov.27.19
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
Prov.27.19
As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man.
Prov.27.19
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the person.
Prov.27.20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Prov.27.20
Hell has a voracious appetite, and lust just never quits.
Prov.27.20
Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
Prov.27.20
Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Prov.27.20
Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.
Prov.27.21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Prov.27.21
The purity of silver and gold is tested by putting them in the fire; The purity of human hearts is tested by giving them a little fame.
Prov.27.21
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.
Prov.27.21
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.
Prov.27.21
Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.
Prov.27.22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Prov.27.22
Pound on a fool all you like--you can't pound out foolishness.
Prov.27.22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him.
Prov.27.22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Prov.27.22
You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
