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Proverbs 30:23 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Proverbs 30:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 30 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.”
Proverbs 30:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 30:23
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. The final two intolerable scenarios: snu'ah (שְׂנוּאָה, odious/hateful woman) when tiba'el (תִּבָּעֵל, she is married—literally 'becomes wife'), and shifchah (שִׁפְחָה, maidservant) when tirash gevirtah (תִּירַשׁ גְּבִרְתָּהּ, inherits her mistress's place). Both describe women suddenly elevated beyond their preparation or character.The odious woman—quarrelsome, contentious, bitter—whose unpleasant character should prevent marriage, somehow gains a husband. Once married, her toxicity makes home life unbearab...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 30:23
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“than with a contentious and fretful woman.”
“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”
“He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.”
“than to share a house with a contentious woman.”
“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”