Proverbs 27:17

¹⁵A 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:

¹⁶Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁸Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

¹⁹As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.