Proverbs 30:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.”

Proverbs 30:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 30:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 30:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.”

Proverbs 30:23 — World English Bible

Proverbs 30:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.”

Proverbs 30:23 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 30:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 30:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 30:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“under an odious [woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.”

Proverbs 30:23 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 30:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the hatefull woman, when she is married, and for a handmaid that is heire to her mistres.”

Proverbs 30:23 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 30:23 in Context — Proverbs 30

21 Por três coisas a terra se alvoroça, e por quatro que não pode suportar:

22 Pelo servo que governa como rei; [pelo] tolo que se enche de comida;

23 Pela mulher odiada, quando se casa; e [pela] serva quando toma o lugar de sua senhora.

24 Estas quatro coisas são pequenas sobre a terra, porém muito sábias:

25 As formigas não são criaturas fortes, mas no verão preparam sua comida;

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What Does Proverbs 30:23 Mean?

Proverbs 30:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 30. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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