20Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.


In Context

17 The eye that mocketh at its father, and despiseth to obey its mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yes, 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 with food.

Proverbs 30:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:20Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

30:20"This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

30:20Such is also the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

30:20So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:20Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

30:20So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:20|So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

30:20So — the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, 'I have not done iniquity.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:20Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and said, I have done no wickedness.