Proverbs 30:23
Under an odious woman when she is married, and a bond-woman when she dispossesseth her mistress.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
In Context
22Under a servant when he becometh king, and a worthless fool when he hath eaten enough bread;
24There are four which are the little ones of the earth, and they are nevertheless exceedingly wise:
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13A calamity unto his father is a foolish son; and a continual dropping are the quarrels of a wife.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a quarrelsome and vexatious woman.
Proverbs 29:21If one rear his servant delicately from his youth, then will he at length become as [his] son.
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 →