Proverbs 27:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A constantטֹ֭ורֵד
(to·v·red)
2956: to pursue, chase, be continuousa prim. root
drippingדֶּ֣לֶף
(de·lef)
1812: a droppingfrom dalaph
on a dayבְּיֹ֣ום
(be·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
of steady rainסַגְרִ֑יר
(sag·rir;)
5464: steady or persistent rainfrom sagar
And a contentious(מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים
(mid·ya·nim)
4066: strife, contentionfrom din
womanוְאֵ֥שֶׁת
(ve·'e·shet)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
are alike;נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃
(nish·ta·vah.)
7737a: to agree with, be like, resemblea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A continual
tarad  (taw-rad')
to drive on; figuratively, to follow close -- continual.
dropping
deleph  (deh'-lef)
a dripping -- dropping.
in a very rainy
cagriyd  (sag-reed')
a pouring rain -- very rainy.
day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
and a contentious
midyan  (mid-yawn')
brawling, contention(-ous).
madown  (maw-dohn')
a contest or quarrel -- brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife.
woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
are alike
shavah  (shaw-vaw')
to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;

King James Bible
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike.

International Standard Version
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

NET Bible
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Like a dripping that drips abundantly on a day of heavy rain, so is a contentious woman.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Constantly dripping water on a rainy day is like a quarreling woman.

King James 2000 Bible
A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
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