PROVERBS 27:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
Restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand—a statement that controlling a quarrelsome person is impossible, establishing that such conflict cannot be resolved through force. The impossibility of the task (containing wind or oil) emphasizes futility. The theological significance involves the principle of the limits of human ability to change another.
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