Proverbs 27:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—”

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BSBPD

“A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 27:15 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 14:19as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
  2. Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
  3. Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
  4. Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
  5. Proverbs 25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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