Proverbs 27:15 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 27:15-16 MSG (The Message)

A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet; You can’t turn it off, and you can’t get away from it.

Proverbs 27:15 KJV (King James Version)

A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs 27:15 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike

Proverbs 27:15 NCV (New Century Version)

A quarreling wife is as bothersome as a continual dripping on a rainy day.

Proverbs 27:15 ASV (American Standard Version)

A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike

Proverbs 27:15 NIV (New International Version)

A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm

Proverbs 27:15 NKJV (New King James Version)

A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike

Proverbs 27:15 AMP (Amplified Bible)

A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike; [Prov 19:13]

Proverbs 27:15 NLT (New Living Translation)

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

Proverbs 27:15 TPT (The Passion Translation)

An endless drip, drip, drip, from a leaky faucet and the words of a cranky, nagging wife have the same effect.

Proverbs 27:15 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike