Proverbs 30:23
an unbearable woman getting married, and a maidservant taking her mistress's place.
Free Bible Version
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 slave becoming a king, a stupid person eating like a pig,
24There are four things on earth that are small, but very wise:
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13A stupid son makes his father miserable, and an argumentative wife is like dripping that never stops.
Proverbs 21:19It's better to live in a desert than with an argumentative and bad-tempered wife.
Proverbs 29:21A servant indulged from childhood will in the end become unmanageable.
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 →