Proverbs 27:15 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:13 Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.

Proverbs 27:14 He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.

Proverbs 27:15 Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs 27:16 He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "roofs", "dropping", "through", "cold", "contentious", "woman", and "alike". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "roofs" and "dropping", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "He that blesseth his neighbour with a..." into verse 16's "He that retaineth her is as he...", so "roofs" and "dropping" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "roofs" and "dropping" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.