Proverbs 30:20
“Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I haue done no wickednesse.”
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Proverbs 30:20 Context
18There be three things which are too wonderfull for me; yea foure, which I know not: 19The way of an Eagle in the ayre; the way of a serpent vpon a rocke; the the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 20Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I haue done no wickednesse. 21For three things the earth is disquieted, and for foure which it cannot beare: 22For a seruant when he reigneth, and a foole when hee is filled with meate:
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Other Translations for Proverbs 30:20
Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
- King James Version
This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wrong."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.
- American Standard Version (1901)
This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.
- Basic English Bible
Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
- Darby Bible
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
- Webster's Bible
So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'
- World English Bible
So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: 'I have done no wickedness.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 30:20
30:20 Such is - So secret and undiscernible. Eateth - The bread of deceit in secret.