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Proverbs 30:20

What does Proverbs 30:20 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 30:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

So--the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Such also is the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

Context

v.19The 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 maiden.

v.20This passage

v.21For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, whichit cannot bear:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 5:6

    So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, andshe knoweth it not.

  • Numbers 5:11

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Proverbs 7:13

    So she caught him, and kissed him, Andwith an impudent face she said unto him:

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