Proverbs 27:16
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16The one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
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the one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind
or trying to hold something with greased hands.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
In restraining her, he restrains wind,
and his right hand will grasp oil.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind,
And the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
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