Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 27:15 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Proverbs 27:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 27 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”
Proverbs 27:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 27:15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—The Hebrew deled tôrēd (דֶּלֶף טוֹרֵד, continual dropping) describes relentless dripping through a leaky roof. Contentious (midyānîm, מִדְיָנִים) means quarrelsome, argumentative. The comparison is to constant irritation that wears down patience and makes home unbearable.This is the second of three proverbs about contentious women (19:13, 21:9, 27:15-16), emphasizing the destructive power of chronic conflict in marriage. While gender-specific in expression, the principle applies to any habitually quarrelsome person (26:...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 27:15
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“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”
“than to share a house with a contentious woman.”
“than with a contentious and fretful woman.”
“than to share a house with a contentious woman.”
“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.”