Proverbs 30:20

כֵּן ׀ דֶּרֶךְ אִשָּׁה מְנָאָפֶת אָכְלָה וּמָחֲתָה פִיהָ וְאָמְרָה לֹֽא ־ פָעַלְתִּי אָֽוֶן ׃ פ

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

19דֶּרֶךְ הַנֶּשֶׁר ׀ בַּשָּׁמַיִם דֶּרֶךְ נָחָשׁ עֲלֵי צוּר דֶּֽרֶךְ ־ אֳנִיָּה בְלֶב ־ יָם וְדֶרֶךְ גֶּבֶר בְּעַלְמָֽה ׃

21תַּחַת שָׁלוֹשׁ רָגְזָה אֶרֶץ וְתַחַת אַרְבַּע לֹא ־ תוּכַל שְׂאֵֽת ׃

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Cross References

2 Samuel 11:4וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד מַלְאָכִים וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַתָּבוֹא אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִמָּהּ וְהִיא מִתְקַדֶּשֶׁת מִטֻּמְאָתָהּ וַתָּשָׁב אֶל ־ בֵּיתָֽהּ ׃

Proverbs 7:13וְהֶחֱזִיקָה בּוֹ וְנָשְׁקָה ־ לּוֹ הֵעֵזָה פָנֶיהָ וַתֹּאמַר לֽוֹ ׃

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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