Proverbs 30:20

This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

In Context

19The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a girl.

21For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:

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Cross References

2 Samuel 11:4And David sent and took her; and she came to him, and he took her to his bed: (for she had been made clean;) then she went back to her house.

Proverbs 7:13So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:19-24

Four Things Little and Wise. 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: 22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled… Read the whole commentary →

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