Proverbs 30:20

Such is the derech isha mena'efet (way of an adulterous woman): 1 she eateth, and wipeth her peh (mouth), 1 and saith, I have done no wrong. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 derech hanesher (way of the eagle) in the sky; 1 the derech nachash upon a tzur (rock); 1 the derech oniyah (way of a sailing vessel) in the midst of the yam (sea); 1 and the derech gever (way of a man) with an almah (unmarried young virgin). + 30:19 See Gn 24:16,43,63-65 1

21For shalosh the eretz is disquieted, 1 and for four which it cannot bear: 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 11:4And Dovid sent malachim, and he got her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she had been purifying herself from her + 11:4 menstruous tumah (uncleanness); and she returned unto her bais.

Proverbs 7:13So she caught hold of him, and kissed him, 1 and with a brazen ponem said unto him, 1

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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