Proverbs 27:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. ”

Proverbs 27:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The point is the impossibility of concealment or restraint. A person cannot hide the wind, or clasp it in his hands. If he takes an unguent in his right hand, the odor betrays him, or it slips out....
Proverbs 27:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. Proverbs 27:3 . cf. Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverb...
Proverbs 27:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. And. Supply the Ellipsis, "And [hideth]", &c.
Proverbs 27:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself . Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind - You may as well attempt to repress the blowing of the wind...
Proverbs 27:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Whosoever hideth her, &c.— Whoso locks her up, locks up the winds, and he will take hold of oil with his hand. Wat. See Hiller Hierophut. p. 210. Houbigant renders it, He who will confine he...
Proverbs 27:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. Whosoever hideth her (striveth to hide or keep her back) hideth the wind (which only howls th...
Proverbs 27:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sundry Observations. Agriculture 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant ( Song of Solomon 8:6 ). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be...
Proverbs 27:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind — i.e., you might as well try and stop the wind from blowing as seek to restrain her. And the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. — Rather,...
Proverbs 27:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of...
Proverbs 27:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Hearty Counsel” Proverbs 27:1-22 The keyword in this paragraph is friends , Proverbs 27:6 ; Proverbs 27:9-10 ; Proverbs 27:14 ; Proverbs 27:17 ; Proverbs 19:1-29 . Friends, according to...
Proverbs 27:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 27:5 . This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse Proverbs 27:14 . There is nothing more calculate...
Proverbs 27:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Take his garment th...
Proverbs 27:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind ,.... Whoever attempts to stop her brawls and contentions, to repress and restrain them, and hinder her voice being heard in the streets, and endeavours to hide...
Proverbs 27:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself]. Ver. 16. Whosoever hideth her, hideth the wind, ] i.e., One may as soon hide the wind, or h...
Proverbs 27:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A continual dropping, &c., and a contentious woman are alike Are equally troublesome; the first not suffering a man to go abroad with comfort; the latter not permitting him to stay at home with...
Proverbs 27:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third...
Proverbs 27:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. ...
Proverbs 27:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Whosoever hideth her, i.e. attempts to smother or bridle her passion, that it may not break forth to her shame, and to his own discomfort and reproach, hideth the wind; undertakes that which is i...
Proverbs 27:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 27:8 . Place , rather “ home .” Proverbs 27:9 . This verse is obscurely rendered in the English version. Delitzsch translates “ Oil and frankincense rejoice the heart,...
Proverbs 27:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 . Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or wha...
Proverbs 27:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:2 . Let another man praise thee. A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Je...
Proverbs 27:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 27:1-20 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself ( Proverbs 25:14 )...
Proverbs 27:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wisdom and Humility Go Hand in Hand
Proverbs 27:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Proverbs 27:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Making the Most of Life Proverbs 27:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Te...
Proverbs 27:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hideth — Attempts to smother her passion. Right — hand — Which being the great instrument of action, by its much stirring, diffuses the savour of it.

Proverbs 27:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 27:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 27:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 27:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 27:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 27:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 27:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 27:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 27:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 27:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 27:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Proverbs 27:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes