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Proverbs 30:20

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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.	Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.	For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Such is the way^H1870 of an adulterous^H5003 woman^H802; she eateth^H398, and wipeth^H4229 her mouth^H6310, and saith^H559, I have done^H6466 no wickedness^H205.

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Original Hebrew

כֵּן ׀ דֶּרֶךְ אִשָּׁה מְנָאָפֶת אָכְלָה וּמָחֲתָה פִיהָ וְאָמְרָה לֹא־פָעַלְתִּי אָוֶן׃ פ

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
כֵּ֤ן	ken	H3651	HTm	(is) thus
דֶּ֥רֶךְ	De.rekh	H1870	HNcbsc	(the) way of
אִשָּׁ֗ה	'i.Shah	H802	HNcfsa	a woman
מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת	me.Na.'A.fet	H5003	HVprfsa	adulterous
אָ֭כְלָה	'A.khe.lah	H398	HVqp3fs	she eats
וּ/מָ֣חֲתָה	u./Ma.cha.tah	H4229	HC/Vqq3fs	and/ she wipes clean
פִ֑י/הָ	Fi./ha	H6310	HNcmsc/Sp3fs	mouth/ her
וְ֝/אָמְרָ֗ה	ve./'a.me.Rah	H559	HC/Vqq3fs	and/ she says
לֹֽא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
פָעַ֥לְתִּי	fa.'Al.ti	H6466	HVqp1cs	I have done
אָֽוֶן	'A.ven	H205	HNcmsa	wickedness

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H205 — אָוֶן (ʼâven, aw-ven'): from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol; affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare אַיִן.
• H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
• H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
• H4229 — מָחָה (mâchâh, maw-khaw'): a primitive root; properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to; abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, [idiom] utterly, wipe (away, out).
• H5003 — נָאַף (nâʼaph, naw-af'): a primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize; adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.
• H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
• H6466 — פָּעַל (pâʻal, paw-al'): a primitive root; to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise; commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (12): Genesis 16:4, Genesis 37:25, Numbers 5:13, 2 Samuel 11:4, 2 Kings 5:25, Psalms 32:5, Proverbs 9:17, Proverbs 14:9, Jeremiah 2:23, Hosea 12:8, Malachi 2:14, Matthew 26:25

Related Topics

• Nave’s: ADULTERY, CONSCIENCE, LASCIVIOUSNESS, RIDDLE, SIN

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