Proverbs 27:16

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

To baktih nongpata to hawk kami loe, takhi hawk kami hoiah anghmong, anih loe bantang ban ah bawh ih situi baktiah oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Anih aka khoem te khohli aka khoem bangla, a bantang kut bueng neh situi aka paco bangla om.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Anih aka khoem te khohli aka khoem bangla, a bantang kut bueng neh situi aka paco bangla om.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

O ka mea hoonalowale i kana, hoonalowale no ia i ka makani, A me ka aila o kona lima akau e pa mai ana.

English Berean Standard Bible

restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Si ou rive fè l' pe bouch li, w'a kenbe van ak men ou, w'a kenbe lwil ak dwèt ou tou!

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Qui retinet eam quasi qui ventum teneat, et oleum dexteræ suæ vocabit.

Bible in Basic English

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

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Qui l’arrête, arrête le vent, et sa droite trouve de l’huile.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Kdož ji schovává, schovává vítr, a jako mast v pravici voněti bude.

Kosraean Bible

Kom ac oru fuka elan misla? Ya nu oasr pacl kom srike in tulokinya eng uh, ku sruokya mwe akmusra luin poum?

World Portuguese Bible

contê-la é como conter o vento, ou como segurar óleo na mão direita.

Romanian BTF Bible

Oricine o ascunde, ascunde vântul și untdelemnul din mâna lui dreaptă, care se trădează.

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုမိန်းမကို သိမ်းထားသောသူသည် လေကို သိမ်းထားသောသူနှင့်တူ၏။ လက်ျာလက်၌ လိမ်းသော နံ့သာဆီကို ဝှက်၍မထားနိုင်။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wer dieses zurückhält, hält den Wind zurück und seine Rechte greift in Öl.

Dutch Bible 1917

Elkeen, die haar verbergt, zou den wind verbergen, en de olie zijner rechterhand, die roept.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

De noordenwind is een ruwe wind, Toch wordt hij geluksbode genoemd

Italian Diodati Bible

Chi vuol tenerla serrata, pubblica di voler serrar del vento, E dell'olio nella sua man destra.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Noyes Bible

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

Danish Bible 1931

den, som vil skjule hende, skjuler Vind, og hans højre griber i Olie.

Leeser Tanakh

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ai muốn ngăn giữ nàng, khác nào ngăn giữ gió, Và như tay hữu cầm lấy dầu vậy.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Whosoever hideth her, hideth the wind, And the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

Revised West Version

Ko ia ʻoku ne fakafufū ia ʻoku tatau mo ʻene fakafufū ʻae matangi, pē ko e meʻa nanamu ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻu ʻaia ʻoku fakahā ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Qui veut la retenir essaie d'arrêter le vent et de saisir de l'huile de sa main.

Esperanto Bible

Kiu ŝin retenas, tiu retenas venton Kaj volas kapti oleon per sia dekstra mano.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Celui qui la retient retient le vent, Et sa main saisit de l’huile.

German Luther Bible 1912

Wer sie aufhält, der hält den Wind und will das Öl mit der Hand fassen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

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

British English Septuagint 2012

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

Majority Standard BIble

restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

Webster Bible

Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which bewrayeth itself .

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Chi la vuol trattenere vuol trattenere il vento, e stringer l’olio nella sua destra.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

la retenir, c'est comme retenir le vent, ou comme retenir de l'huile dans sa main droite.

Reina Valera 1909

El que pretende contenerla, arresta el viento: ó el aceite en su mano derecha.

Spanish BLL

querer frenarla es como querer frenar el viento, o tratar de atrapar aceite con la mano.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

pretender contenerla es como detener el viento, o sujetar el aceite en la mano derecha.

Croatian Bible

Tko nju zaustavlja, zaustavlja vjetar i desnicom hvata ulje.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ko je ustavlja, ustavlja vetar, i ona se odaje kao mirisavo ulje u desnici.

German Textbibel

Wer sie aufhält, der hält den Wind auf und will Öl mit seiner Rechten fassen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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