Proverbs 30:19

How eagles fly in the sky, how snakes are able to move/crawl across a big rock, how ships sail on the seas, and how a man falls in love with a woman.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18There are four things that are wonderful to me, but I do not understand any of them:

20This is what a woman who ◄is not faithful to/does not have sex only with► her husband does: She commits adultery [EUP], and then bathes and says, “I have not done anything that is wrong!”

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Cross References

Exodus 22:16“If a man persuades a girl/woman to have sex with him, a girl/woman who ◄is a virgin/has never had sex with any man► and who is not engaged to be married, he must pay the bride price for her and marry her.

Isaiah 40:31But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; it will be as though they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run for a long time and not become weary; they will walk long distances and not faint.

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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