Proverbs 27:15
Cross References

Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.

Proverbs 27:16
He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand.

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Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.

a continual

Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.

Proverbs 21:9,19 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. . . .

Proverbs 25:24 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

Job 14:19 Waters wear away the stones, and with inundation the ground by little and little is washed away: so in like manner thou shalt destroy man.

Context
Do not Boast about Tomorrow
14He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth. 15Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.16He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand.…
Lexicon
A constant
ט֭וֹרֵד (ṭō·w·rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2956: To pursue, chase, be continuous

dripping
דֶּ֣לֶף (de·lep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1812: A dripping

on a rainy
סַגְרִ֑יר (saḡ·rîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5464: Steady or persistent rain

day
בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

and a contentious
מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים (miḏ·yā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4066: A contest, quarrel

woman
וְאֵ֥שֶׁת (wə·’ê·šeṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

are alike—
נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃ (niš·tā·wāh)
Verb - Nithpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7737: To level, equalize, to resemble, to adjust


Additional Translations
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

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

On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.

A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:

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

A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

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