Proverbs 27:14-17 in English

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 He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

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

¹⁴ Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

¹⁵ On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.

¹⁶ The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

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.

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.

¹⁴ Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

¹⁵ On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.

¹⁶ The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

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 He that would restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.

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

¹⁴ If you rise early in the morning and call out a greeting to your neighbor while he is still sleeping, he will consider it to be a curse, not a blessing.

¹⁵ Having a wife that is constantly nagging is as bad as listening to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.

¹⁶ Trying to restrain/stop her from doing that is as difficult SIM as trying to stop the wind or trying to hold oil in your hand.

¹⁷ We can use one iron tool to sharpen another iron tool; similarly SIM, when one person shares what he is thinking, it can help other people to think more clearly.

¹⁴ Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

¹⁵ On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.

¹⁶ The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁴ He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

¹⁵ Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.

¹⁶ He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

¹⁷ Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

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

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:

¹⁶ whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.

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

¹⁴ He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.

¹⁵ Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.

¹⁶ He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.

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

¹⁴ If when you get up every morning you shout a loud hello to your neighbors, they will see that as a curse!

¹⁵ An argumentative wife is as irritating as constant dripping on a rainy day.

¹⁶ Trying to stop her is like trying to make the wind stop or trying to hold olive oil in your hand.

¹⁷ An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.

¹⁴ He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.

¹⁵ A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.

¹⁶ He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.

¹⁷ Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.

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 He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.

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

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.

¹⁴ When one saluteth his friend with a loud voice, when rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.

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

¹⁶ He that would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as fragrant oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.

¹⁷ Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.

¹⁴ Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, Shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.

¹⁵ On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; So also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.

¹⁶ The north wind is sharp, But it is called by name propitious.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; And a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁴ He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.

¹⁵ A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.

¹⁶ He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.

¹⁷ Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁴ Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning, that blessing will be considered to be a curse!

¹⁵ A quarreling wife is like the constant dripping on a rainy day;

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or trying to catch oil in your right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

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 Whoever 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.

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his neighbour with a great voice; and riseth by night, shall be like him that curseth.

¹⁵ Roofs dropping in the day of cold, and a woman full of chiding, be likened together.

¹⁶ He that withholdeth her, as if he holdeth or held the wind; and voideth out the oil of his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron is whetted by iron; and a man whetteth the face of his friend.

¹⁴ He that blesseth his neighbour with a great voice; and riseth by night, shall be like him that curseth (him). (He who blesseth his neighbour with a great voice, when he riseth at night, shall be likened to him who curseth him.)

¹⁵ Roofs dropping in the day of cold, and a woman full of chiding, be likened together. (Roofs dripping rain on a cold day, and a woman full of arguments, or of bickering, be quite similar.)

¹⁶ He that withholdeth her, (is) as if he holdeth (the) wind; and voideth the oil (out) of his right hand. (He who trieth to hold her, is like him who trieth to hold the wind; and like him who trieth to pick up oil with his fingers.)

¹⁷ Iron is whetted by iron; and a man whetteth the face of his friend. (Iron is sharpened by iron; and a man sharpeneth his friend’s mind.)

¹⁴ Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.

¹⁵ A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,

¹⁶ Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

¹⁷ Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.