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Proverbs 30:23

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23For an sodious woman twhen she is married;

And a handmaid uthat is heir to her mistress.

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Cross references

  1. sDeut. 21. 15, 17 (Heb.).
  2. tIsai. 54. 1. & 62. 4.
  3. uComp. Ecclus. 22. 4.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

an unloved woman when she gets a husband,

and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

a contemptible woman who gets married,

and a servant who displaces her mistress.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

an unloved woman when she marries,

and a servant girl when she ousts her queen.

NLTNew Living Translation

a bitter woman who finally gets a husband,

a servant girl who supplants her mistress.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

under an unloved woman when she gets married,

and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.

KJV 1900King James Version

For an odious woman when she is married;

And an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.