Proverbs 27:15
Strong's Lexicon
A constant
ט֭וֹרֵד (ṭō·w·rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2956: 1) to pursue, chase, be continuous 1a) (Qal) dripping (participle)

dripping
דֶּ֣לֶף (de·lep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1812: 1) a dropping, dripping 1a) of contentious wife (fig.)

on a rainy
סַגְרִ֑יר (saḡ·rîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5464: 1) steady or persistent rain

day
בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

and a contentious
(מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים) (miḏ·yā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4066: 1) strife, contention 1a) strife, contention 1b) object of contention

woman
וְאֵ֥שֶׁת (wə·’ê·šeṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

are alike—
נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃ (niš·tā·wāh)
Verb - Nithpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7737: 1) to agree with, be or become like, level, resemble 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be like 1a2) equivalent (participle) 1a3) to set, place 1a4) setting (participle) 1b) (Piel) to level, smooth, still 1c) (Hiphil) to make like 1d) (Nithpael) to be alike 2) (Piel) to set, place

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

Young's Literal Translation
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;

New Living Translation
A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day.

English Standard Version
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;

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.

American Standard Version
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

English Revised Version
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:

Young's Literal Translation
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
















Cross References
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Proverbs 27:16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 27:14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Proverbs 27:18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
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