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Proverbs 30:20

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Such is the way of an adulterous woman,.... It is equally unknown as the way of a man with a maid; it is difficult to detect her, she takes so much care and caution, and uses so many artful methods to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Proverbs 30:18-20

Another enigma. The four things of Pro 30:16 agreed in the common point of insatiableness; the four now mentioned agree in this, that they leave no trace behind them. Pro 30:19 The way of a man with a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 30:18-23

Here is, I. An account of four things that are unsearchable, too wonderful to be fully known. And here,

1. The first three are natural things, and are only designed as comparisons for the illustration…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The "four things" of the two preceding verses find their moral in this verse. So lightly does the abandoned woman think of the consequences of her sin; so does it pass away when committed and leave no…

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