"For an odious {woman} when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress." — Proverbs 30:23

Proverbs 30:23 · KJV

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

— Proverbs 30:23

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

There be four {things which are} little upon the earth, but they {are} exceeding wise: {exceeding...: Heb. wise, made wise}

Proverbs 30 — Context

For three {things} the earth is disquieted, and for four {which} it cannot bear:

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

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

There be four {things which are} little upon the earth, but they {are} exceeding wise: {exceeding...: Heb. wise, made wise}

The ants {are} a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

Cross References

Proverbs 27:15

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs 21:19

{It is} better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. {in...: Heb. in the land of the desert}

Proverbs 29:21

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become {his} son at the length.

Proverbs 21:9

{It is} better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. {a brawling...: Heb. a woman of contentions} {a wide...: Heb. an house of society}

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.