Proverbs 27:16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
KJV
Qui retinet eam quasi qui ventum teneat, et oleum dexteræ suæ vocabit.
Vulgate
βορέας σκληρὸς ἄνεμος, ὀνόματι δὲ ἐπιδέξιος καλεῖται.
LXX
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
ASV
צֹפְנֶ֥י/הָ צָֽפַן ר֑וּחַ וְ/שֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינ֣/וֹ יִקְרָֽא
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
וֹ
v
noun · 141×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
צָפַ֣נְתָּ
tspnt
verb · 33×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
שֶּׁ֖מֶן
shmn
noun · 191×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- John 12:3 — Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.