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Proverbs 30:19–20

19 The way of an aeagle in the sky,

The way of a serpent on a rock,

The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,

And the way of a man with a maid.

20 This is the way of an aadulterous woman:

She eats and wipes her mouth,

And says, “I have done no wrong.”

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Proverbs 30:19–20 — The New International Version (NIV)

19 the way of an eagle in the sky,

the way of a snake on a rock,

the way of a ship on the high seas,

and the way of a man with a young woman.

20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:

She eats and wipes her mouth

and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

Proverbs 30:19–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

19 the way of an eagle in the sky,

the way of a serpent on a rock,

the way of a ship on the high seas,

and the way of a man with a virgin.

20 This is the way of an adulteress:

she eats and wipes her mouth

and says, “I have done no wrong.”

Proverbs 30:19–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 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.

20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman;

She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,

And saith, I have done no wickedness.

Proverbs 30:19–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 how an eagle glides through the sky,

how a snake slithers on a rock,

how a ship navigates the ocean,

how a man loves a woman.

20 An adulterous woman consumes a man,

then wipes her mouth and says, “What’s wrong with that?”

Proverbs 30:19–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 The way of an eagle in the air,

The way of a serpent on a rock,

The way of a ship in the midst of the sea,

And the way of a man with a virgin.

20 This is the way of an adulterous woman:

She eats and wipes her mouth,

And says, “I have done no wickedness.”

Proverbs 30:19–20 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 the way an eagle flies in the sky,

the way a snake slides over a rock,

the way a ship sails on the sea,

and the way a man and a woman fall in love.

20 “This is the way of a woman who takes part in adultery:

She acts as if she had eaten and washed her face;

she says, ‘I haven’t done anything wrong.’

Proverbs 30:19–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 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 maiden.

20 So is the way of an adulterous woman;

She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,

And saith, I have done no wickedness.

Proverbs 30:19–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 The way of an eagle in the heavens, 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. 20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

Proverbs 30:19–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 an eagle making its way through the sky, 

a snake making its way over a rock, 

a ship making its way through high seas, 

a man making his way with a virgin. 

20 This is the way of a woman who commits adultery: 

She eats, wipes her mouth, 

and says, “I haven’t done anything wrong!” 

Proverbs 30:19–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 the way of an eagle in the sky,

the way of a snake on a rock,

the way of a ship at sea,

and the way of a man with a young woman.

20 This is the way of an adulteress:

she eats and wipes her mouth

and says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”

Proverbs 30:19–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 the way of an eagle in the sky,

the way of a snake on a rock,

the way of a ship on the high seas,

and the way of a man with a girl.

20 This is the way of an adulteress:

she eats, and wipes her mouth,

and says, “I have done no wrong.”

Proverbs 30:19–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 the way of the eagle in the sky,

the way of a snake on a rock,

the way of a ship in the heart of the sea,

and the way of a man with a young woman.

20 This is the way of a woman committing adultery:

she eats and wipes her mouth,

and says “I have not done wrong.”

Proverbs 30:19–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 The first is the way of an eagle in the sky.

The second is the way of a snake on a rock.

The third is the way of a ship on the ocean.

And the fourth is the way of a man with a young woman.

20 “This is the way of a woman who commits adultery.

She eats. She wipes her mouth.

Then she says, ‘I haven’t done anything wrong.’


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