Proverbs 27:15

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A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.
  • Prov 21:9 : 9 It is better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious wife.
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and angry wife.
  • Prov 25:24 : 24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a contentious wife.
  • Job 14:19 : 19 as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil of the earth, so you destroy the hope of man.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 19:13-14
    2 verses
    81%

    13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.

    14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

  • Prov 27:16
    80%

    16 Trying to restrain her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

  • Prov 25:23-24
    2 verses
    77%

    23 As the north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

    24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a contentious wife.

  • Prov 21:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and angry wife.

    20 Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 21:9
    75%

    9 It is better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious wife.

  • Prov 27:14
    73%

    14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.

  • Prov 7:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 She is loud and rebellious; her feet do not stay at home.

    12 Now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner, she lurks.

  • Prov 17:14
    72%

    14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; so stop the dispute before it breaks out.

  • Prov 9:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.

    14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

  • Prov 30:23
    70%

    23 an unloved woman when she gets married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

  • Prov 26:21
    70%

    21 Charcoal for embers and wood for fire, and a contentious person for kindling strife.

  • Prov 14:1
    70%

    1 Wise women build their homes, but foolish ones tear theirs down with their own hands.

  • Prov 11:22
    70%

    22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

  • Jer 6:7
    69%

    7 As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps her wickedness fresh. Violence and destruction are heard within her; continually before me, there are sickness and wounds.

  • Eccl 7:26
    69%

    26 I found that more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be caught by her.

  • Prov 5:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3 For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil.

    4 But in the end, she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

  • Prov 25:26
    68%

    26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

  • Prov 16:28
    68%

    28 A perverse person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

  • Prov 26:18
    68%

    18 Like a madman who shoots fiery arrows, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 3:17
    68%

    17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

  • Prov 29:9
    68%

    9 When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4 The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

  • Prov 23:27
    68%

    27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a narrow well is a deceitful woman.

  • Prov 27:3
    68%

    3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

  • Prov 23:29
    68%

    29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?

  • Jas 3:11
    67%

    11 Does a spring pour forth both sweet and bitter water from the same opening?

  • Prov 11:16
    67%

    16 A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain wealth.

  • Prov 15:18
    67%

    18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.

  • Prov 29:22
    67%

    22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

  • Prov 31:26
    67%

    26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness is on her tongue.

  • Prov 6:26
    67%

    26 For a prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man hunts a precious life.

  • Prov 30:20
    67%

    20 This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'

  • Prov 14:17
    67%

    17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Prov 22:14
    67%

    14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; one who is cursed by the LORD will fall into it.

  • Luke 18:5
    67%

    5 'Because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't wear me out with her continual coming.'

  • Prov 28:3
    67%

    3 A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

  • Prov 17:1
    67%

    1 Better a dry piece of bread with peace than a house full of feasting accompanied by strife.

  • Prov 31:30
    67%

    30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

  • Prov 12:4
    67%

    4 A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

  • Prov 30:16
    67%

    16 The grave, the barren womb, land that is never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, 'Enough!'

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