Proverbs 30:23
For an unloved woman when she is married; 1 and a shifchah that displaces her gevirah (lady, mistress). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
In Context
22For an eved (slave) when he reigneth; 1 and a naval (fool) when he is full with lechem; 1
24There are four things which are little upon eretz, 1 but they are exceeding chachamim: 1
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13A ben kesil is the calamity of aviv (his father), 1 and the contentions of an isha are a constant dripping. + 19:13 i.e., an irritant 1
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in eretz midbar, 1 than with a quarrelsome and an angry isha. 1
Proverbs 29:21He that pampers his eved from youth up 1 shall have him as his ben at the acharit (end). 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 →