Proverbs 27:15

Proverbs 27:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
• New International Version (NIV)A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
• English Standard Version (ESV)A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
• New Living Translation (NLT)A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day.

Context of Proverbs 27:15

13Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress. 14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him. A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike; 16Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. 17As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Proverbs 27:15 word by word

דֶּ֣לֶף ט֭וֹרֵד בְּי֣וֹם סַגְרִ֑יר וְאֵ֥שֶׁת מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A continualטָרַדţârad · to pursueH2956
• droppingדֶּ֫לֶףdeleph · drippingH1812
• in a very rainyסַגְרִירsagrîyd · rainH5464
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and a contentiousמָדוֹןmâdôn · strifeH4066
• and a contentiousמִדְיָןmidyân · contentionH4079
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• are alikeשָׁוָהshâvâh · be likeH7737

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:15

• Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
• Proverbs 21:9Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
• Proverbs 25:24It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
• Job 14:19As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.

Commentaries on Proverbs 27:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15A continual dropping - See Proverbs 19:13.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Continual dropping - Here, as in the marginal reference, the flat, earthen roof of Eastern houses, always liable to cracks and leakage, supplies the groundwork of the similitude.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-16Verses 15-16 The contentions of a neighbour may be like a sharp shower, troublesome for a time; the contentions of a wife are like constant rain.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15a contentious woman: Compare Proverbs 19:13; 21:9, 19; 25:24.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. (Compare Pr 19:13). very ... day--literally, "a day of showers."Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 27:15

• Family
• Strife
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Answer
• Boast
• Bray
• Contentious
• House
• Look
• Soul
• Wrath
• Drop, Dropping
• Hezekiah (2)

Commentaries on Proverbs 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings