Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 30:23
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Berean Standard Bible
an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
King James Version
For an odious [woman] when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
World English Bible
for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
American Standard Version
For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Berean Literal Bible
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Proverbs 30
21 Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
23 an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
25 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
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