Proverbs 30:20

This is the way of an adulteress: 1 she eats and she wipes her mouth 1 and says, “I have done nothing wrong.” 1

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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 way of an eagle in the sky; 1 the way of a snake on a rock; 1 the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; 1 and the way of a man with a young woman. 1

21Under three things the earth trembles, 1 and under four it cannot bear up: 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 11:4David sent messengers and took her; she came in to him, and he slept with her (for she had just purified herself from menstruation). Then she returned to her house.

Proverbs 7:13So she grabbed him and kissed him, 1 with a strong face she said to 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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