Proverbs 27:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”

Proverbs 27:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 27:15 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 27:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 27:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:”

Proverbs 27:15 — World English Bible

Proverbs 27:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:”

Proverbs 27:15 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 27:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,”

Proverbs 27:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 27:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:”

Proverbs 27:15 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 27:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.”

Proverbs 27:15 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 27:15 in Context — Proverbs 27

13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

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

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What Does Proverbs 27:15 Mean?

Proverbs 27:15 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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