Proverbs 30:23
a hated woman when she marries; 1 and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
22a slave when he becomes king; 1 a fool when he is filled with food; 1
24Four things on earth are small 1 and yet they are very wise: 1
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is ruin to his father 1 and a quarreling wife is a constant dripping of water. 1
Proverbs 21:19It is better to live in the desert 1 than with a quarreling and angry wife. 1
Proverbs 29:21One who pampers his slave from youth, 1 at the end of it there will be trouble. 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 →