Proverbs 27:16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
Whosoeuer hideth her, hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which be wrayeth it selfe.
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3Then 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.
3Then tooke Mary a pound of ointment, of Spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Iesus, & wiped his feet with her haire: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
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Proverbs 27:16
Whoever; any person who, without restriction in the stated class.
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Conceals, keeps from sight or knowledge, or lies concealed.
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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.
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A perfumed or medicinal substance used for anointing or smearing.
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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Reveals, exposes, or makes known.
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15*A continuall dropping in a very rainie day, and a contentious woman, are alike.
16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
16Whosoeuer hideth her, hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which be wrayeth it selfe.
Selected passage17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
17Iron sharpeneth iron: so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.