Proverbs 27:16
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof,.... That takes care of a fig tree, either his own or another's,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The point is the impossibility of concealment or restraint. A person cannot hide the wind, or clasp it in his hands. If…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 27:15-16
Here, as before, Solomon laments the case of him that has a peevish passionate wife, that is continually chiding, and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Whosoever hideth&c. The verse is better rendered:
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind,
And his right hand…