Proverbs 27:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

Whoever hides her hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand reveals itself.

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  • John 12:3 : 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly spikenard ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

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  • Prov 21:19-20
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