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Proverbs 30:20

Sin

18 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

21 Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
KJV
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
WEB
“So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
ASV
So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.
DARBY
Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
BLB
This [is] the way of a woman committing adultery: She eats and has wiped her mouth and has said, ‘I have not done wickedness.’
ÅB
Slik bærer en horkvinne seg at: Hun spiser og tørker sin munn og sier: Jeg har ikke gjort noe ondt.
OTB
Slik er oppførselen til en utro kvinne: hun spiser maten, og så renser hun munnen for å kunne si: 'Jeg har ikke gjort noe galt.'
B1930
Slik bærer en horkvinne sig at: Hun eter og tørker sin munn og sier: Jeg har ikke gjort noget ondt.

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