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 King James Version (NKJV)A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;

Context of Proverbs 27:15

13Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners. 14A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning will be taken as a curse! A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day. 16Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or trying to hold something with greased hands. 17As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a 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 child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
• Proverbs 21:9It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
• Proverbs 25:24It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
• Job 14:19as water wears away the stones and floods wash away the soil, so you destroy people’s hope.

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