23For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.


In Context

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

21 For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four — it is not able to bear:

22 For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

23 For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.

24 Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

25 The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,

Proverbs 30:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:23For an odious [woman] when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

30:23an unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

30:23By an odious woman when she is married: and by a bondwoman when she is heir to her mistress.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

30:23For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:23under an odious woman when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

30:23For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:23For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:23for an unloved woman when she is married; and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:23For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.