Proverbs 27:16

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

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  • John 12:3 : 3 Then Mary took a pound of pure, expensive nard perfume, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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    15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

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    17As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

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  • Prov 11:22
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    22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

  • Prov 21:19-20
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    19It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and angry wife.

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  • Eccl 7:26
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    26I 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.

  • Deut 25:11
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  • Mic 7:5
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    27and my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand offered them a kiss in worship,

  • Prov 6:24-27
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    9Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

  • Prov 30:19-20
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  • Prov 30:23
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