Proverbs 27:15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 27:15

contentious = wrangling. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 27:15

"A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike: He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil."The last line here is not clear; but some of the translations change it: "As well try to pick up oil in one's fingers."[16] "It is like trying to grab oil with your hand."[17] "To restrain her ... is to grasp oil in one's right hand."[18] One translator did the whole 16th verse over: "The north wind is a harsh wind, but it has an... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 27:15

15. (Compare :-). very . . . day—literally, "a day of showers." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 27:1-22

3. Virtues and vices 27:1-22Many of the analogies in this pericope deal with virtues and vices that are characteristic of the wise and the foolish. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 27:2-22

B. Instructive Analogies 25:2-27:22The emphasis in this section continues to be on wisdom and folly and their accompanying virtues and vices. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 27:1-27

Sundry Observations. Agriculture4. Envy] a husband’s jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6). 5, 6. Men ’hide’ (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be ’profuse’ (RV) in deceitful kisses: Judas kissed Jesus much (Matthew 26:49; RM). 7. The Spartan king told the tyrant Dionysius that the broth was nothing without the seasoning of fatigue and hunger. 8. ’East, West, hame’s best.’9. Sweetness of disposition is desirable when it arises, not from mere emotion,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 27:15

(15) A continual dropping in a very rainy day.—See above on Proverbs 19:13. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 27:1-27

A Threefold Cord (for the First Sunday of the Year) Proverbs 27:1 This is not a commonplace. Nothing in God's Word is commonplace. Nothing inspired by the Holy Ghost could be commonplace. If you think it is a commonplace sentiment, I can tell you are commonplace. It is the deepest and truest philosophy of life. 'Thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.' And it is the very best philosophy by which to stimulate us Christians for the beginning of the new year. First of all, there is the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 27:1-27

CHAPTER 28LIVING DAY BY DAY"Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1"The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of men are never satisfied"; and LXX adds, "An abomination to the Lord is he who sets his eye, and undisciplined men uncontrolled in tongue."- Proverbs 27:20"Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof, so he that waits on his Lord eats of the honor."- Proverbs 27:18HERE is a wholesome lesson for us.... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 27:1-27

V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON In the three chapters which follow 27-29 we find the change we have noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the phrases “My son” and the personal address, “thou,” “thy” and “thyself,” are again used in these chapters. Like the previous sections, so here we find instructions which were given to Solomon. CHAPTER 27 Instructions and Warnings The opening proverb warns against procrastination. No one can be sure of what the next day may bring... read more