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Proverbs 27:15-16

15 A quarrelsome wife is like
a constant dripping on a rainy day;

16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.

Cross References for Proverbs 27:15-16

Proverbs 30:23 - an unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress. Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:23

Job 14:19 - as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man’s hope. Click to read the verse Job 14:19 Click to read the verse Job 14:19

Proverbs 25:24 - Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:24 Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:24

Proverbs 21:9 - Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:9 Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:9

Proverbs 21:19 - Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife. Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:19 Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:19

Proverbs 19:13 - A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:13 Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:13