Verse List for PROV 27:16

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OET (OET-RV) Restraining her is like stopping the wind, ⇔ or like catching something oily with one hand.

OET-LV those _of_who_hide _her he _hides the_wind and_oil _of hand _of_his _right it _meets.

ULT The one hiding her hides the wind, ⇔ and oil meets his right hand.

UST It is as difficult to stop her from arguing as stopping the wind, ⇔  or catching oil in one hand.

BSB & MSB restraining her is like holding back the wind ⇔  or grasping oil with one ’s right hand.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB restraining her is like restraining the wind, ⇔  or like grasping oil in his right hand.

NET Whoever hides her hides the wind ⇔ or grasps oil with his right hand.

LSV Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind,
And the ointment of his right hand calls out.

FBV Trying to stop her is like trying to make the wind stop or trying to hold olive oil in your hand.

T4T Trying to restrain/stop her from doing that is as difficult [SIM] as trying to stop the wind ⇔  or trying to hold oil in your hand.

LEB • In restraining her, he restrains wind,[fn]
• and his right hand will grasp oil[fn].

BBE He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

Moff The north wind is a harsh wind, ⇔  but it has an auspicious name.

JPS He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.

ASV He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; ⇔ And his right hand encountereth oil.

DRA He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.

YLT Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

Drby whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.

RV He that would restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.

SLT He hiding her, hid the wind, and he shall call the oil of his right hand.

Wbstr Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which bewrayeth itself .

KJB-1769 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
(Whosoever hideth/hides her hideth/hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.)

KJB-1611 Whosoeuer hideth her, hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which be wrayeth it selfe.
(Whosoever hideth/hides her, hideth/hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which be wrayeth itself.)

Bshps He that stilleth her, stilleth the winde, and stoppeth the smell of the oyntment in his hande.
(He that stilleth her, stilleth the wind, and stoppeth the smell of the ointment in his hand.)

Gnva He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
(He that hideth/hides her, hideth/hides the wind, and she is as ye/you_all oil in his right hand, that uttereth itself.)

Cvdl He that refrayneth her, refrayneth the wynde, and holdeth oyle fast in his hode.
(He that refrayneth her, refrayneth the wind, and holdeth/holds oil fast in his hand.)

Wycl He that withholdith hir, as if he holdith wynd; and auoidith the oile of his riyt hond.
(He that withholdith her, as if he holdeth/holds wind; and avoidith the oil of his right hand.)

Luth Wer sie aufhält, der hält den Wind und will das Öl mit der Hand fassen.
(Who they/she/them stays, the/of_the holds the wind and will the oil with the/of_the hand grasp/take/touch.)

ClVg Qui retinet eam quasi qui ventum teneat, et oleum dexteræ suæ vocabit.
(Who retinet her as_if who/which the_wind hold, and oil right-hand his/her_own(pl) will_call.)

UHB צֹפְנֶ֥י⁠הָ צָֽפַן־ר֑וּחַ וְ⁠שֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינ֣⁠וֹ יִקְרָֽא׃ ‡

BrLXX Βορέας σκληρὸς ἄνεμος, ὀνόματι δὲ ἐπιδέξιος καλεῖται.

BrTr The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.