Proverbs 30:23
A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
In Context
22A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
24There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
Proverbs 29:21If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.
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 →