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Proverbs 30:20
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This is the way of an adulteress:she eats and wipes her mouthand says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”
So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have done no wrong."
This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wrong."
"This is the way of a woman who takes part in adultery: She acts as if she had eaten and washed her face; she says, ‘I haven't done anything wrong.'
This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth And says, "I have done no wrong."
So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'
Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie.
This is the way of an adulterous woman:She eats and wipes her mouth,And says, "I have done no wrong."
This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have done no wrong."
An unfaithful wife says, "Sleeping with another man is as natural as eating."
This is how an unfaithful wife behaves: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, "I did nothing wrong."
Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
A woman who is not faithful to her husband acts innocent. She eats, wipes her mouth, and says she has done nothing wrong.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no evil.
This is how an unfaithful wife acts: she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, "But I haven't done anything wrong!"
This is the way of a woman committing adultery: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says "I have not done wrong."
So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no evil.
Soch is the waye also of a wyfe yt breaketh wedlocke, which wypeth hir mouth like as wha she hath eate, & sayeth: As for me, I haue done no harme.
So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.
This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I haue done no wickednesse.
Such is the way also of a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke, which wypeth her mouth [lyke as] when she hath eaten, and sayth, as for me I haue done no wickednesse.
A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.
So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Siche is the weie of a womman auowtresse, which etith, and wipith hir mouth, and seith, Y wrouyte not yuel.
So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eats, and wipes her mouth, And says, I have done no wickedness.
Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have not done wrong."
This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wickedness."
An adulterous woman consumes a man, then wipes her mouth and says, "What's wrong with that?"
This is the way of a woman who is not faithful in marriage: She eats and washes her mouth, and says, "I have done no wrong."
This is the way of an adulteress: she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, "I have done no wrong."
So, is the way of a woman committing adultery, - she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity!
Such also is the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil.
This is the way of an adulteress: she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, "I have done no wrong."
So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.'
Here's how a prostitute operates: she has sex with her client, Takes a bath, then asks, "Who's next?"
This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wrong."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 7:13-23, Numbers 5:11-30
Reciprocal: Genesis 16:4 - her mistress Genesis 37:25 - they sat Numbers 5:13 - General 2 Samuel 11:4 - she was 2 Kings 5:25 - stood before Psalms 32:5 - have Proverbs 9:17 - eaten in secret Proverbs 14:9 - Fools Jeremiah 2:23 - How canst Hosea 12:8 - they Malachi 2:14 - Wherefore Matthew 26:25 - Judas
Cross-References
And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: 'Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore was his name called Levi.
And she said unto her: 'Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also?' And Rachel said: 'Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.'
the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun;
And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, and he shall be a shore for ships, and his flank shall be upon Zidon.
And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet; and Deborah went up with him.
Out of Ephraim came they whose root is in Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal's staff.
'Bless ye God in full assemblies, even the Lord, ye that are from the fountain of Israel.'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman,.... It is equally unknown as the way of a man with a maid; it is difficult to detect her, she takes so much care and caution, and uses so many artful methods to conceal her wickedness from her husband; though she lives in adultery, it is in a most private manner, and carried on so secretly and artfully that she is not easily discovered;
she eateth, and wipeth her mouth; like one that eats what he should not, wipes his mouth that it might not be known or suspected he had ate anything; so such an adulteress commits the sin of adultery; and when she has done looks as grave and demure, and carries it so to her husband and all her friends, as if she was the chastest person upon earth. The allusion may be to harlots, who after an impure congress used to wash themselves a, and had servants to wait upon them and serve them with water, called from hence "aquarioli" b;
and saith, I have done no wickedness; she says by her behaviour, by her demure looks; and if suspected and challenged with it utterly denies it. This is an emblem of the antichristian whore of Rome, who, though the mother of harlots, and abominations of the earth; though guilty of the foulest adultery, that is, the grossest idolatry, yet pretends to be the pure and chaste spouse of Christ; and, under the guise of purity and holiness, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness, seduces the minds of many; see Revelation 17:1.
a "Dedecus hoc sumpta dissimulavit aqua", Ovid. Amor. l. 3. Eleg. 6. in fine. b Tertull. Apolog. c. 43. Vid. Turnebi Adversar. l. 14. c. 12.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Another enigma. The four things of Proverbs 30:16 agreed in the common point of insatiableness; the four now mentioned agree in this, that they leave no trace behind them.
Proverbs 30:19
The way of a man with a maid - The act of sin leaves no outward mark upon the sinners.
