Proverbs 27:16 (YLT)

Passage

Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:14 Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.

Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,

Proverbs 27:16 Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

Proverbs 27:17 Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

Proverbs 27:18 The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whoso", "hiding", "hath", "hidden", "wind", "ointment", "right", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whoso" and "hiding", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "A continual dropping in a day of..." into verse 17's "Iron by iron is sharpened And a...", so "whoso" and "hiding" 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 "whoso" and "hiding" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.