proverbs-30:20

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 30:20

Such, so secret and undiscernible, is the way of an adulterous woman; of her who, though she be called and accounted a maid yet in truth is an adulteress: not a common strumpet, for of such the following words are not true, but one that secretly lives in the sin of adultery or fornication. She eateth, to wit, the bread of deceit in secret, by which is understood the act of filthiness, Proverbs 9:17; Proverbs 20:17, which such persons do as greedily desire, and as delightfully feed upon, as... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 30:18-20

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Proverbs 30:18-20DEPTHS OF WICKEDNESSI. There are deeds of iniquity which leave no outward immediate trace. The path which the eagle opens by her wings when she soars aloft cannot be traced by the human eye. The air closes behind her as she moves, and she leaves nothing to show that she has passed that way. The vessel ploughs its way through the deep, and leaves a wake behind her for a short time. But the sea, like the air, soon resumes its former condition,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 30:1-33

Chapter 30This is the end of the proverbs that were gathered by Hezekiah's men. Now in the thirtieth chapter we have,The words of Agur ( Proverbs 30:1 )Whoever he is. He tells us who he is, but it really doesn't help.[he's a] son of Jakeh ( Proverbs 30:1 ),But I don't know who Jakeh is.even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal ( Proverbs 30:1 ),And men that I don't know. So yet God has seen fit to put this here in the scriptures. Agur declares,Surely I am more... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:1-33

Proverbs 30:1 . The words of Agur. The style of this book seems to be much older than that of Solomon. Its simplicity very well agrees with the times of the patriarchs, or when the judges presided. He confesses his ignorance of navigation. Ithiel, God with me; and Ucal, the mighty one, seem to have been either friends or pupils of Agur. But too many critics play and trifle with the import of their names. Thousands in Israel also put the name of God to the beginning, and sometimes to the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 30:20

Pro 30:20 Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. Ver. 20. So is the way of an adulterous woman. ] The strumpet, when she hath eaten stolen bread, hath such dexterity in wiping her lips, that not the least crumb shall stick to them for discovery. So that Agur here shows it to be as hard to find it out as the way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent on a rock, &c. Unless taken in the manner, she stoutly... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 30:20

Proverbs 7:13-Isaiah :, Numbers 5:11-Amos : Reciprocal: Genesis 16:4 - her mistress Genesis 37:25 - they sat Numbers 5:13 - General 2 Samuel 11:4 - she was 2 Kings 5:25 - stood before Psalms 32:5 - have Proverbs 9:17 - eaten in secret Proverbs 14:9 - Fools Jeremiah 2:23 - How canst Hosea 12:8 - they Malachi 2:14 - Wherefore Matthew 26:25 - Judas read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 30:20

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.Such is — So secret and undiscernible.Eateth — The bread of deceit in secret. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 30:20

20. Such כן , ( ken,) so, a particle of comparison establishing a connexion with the preceding, and expressing the similitude between the way of an adulteress and the things just mentioned. “Just as incomprehensible in a moral view is the violation of the sacredness of marital rights by the adulteress, and her hardened indifference to the guilt of the crime.” Conant. She eateth, and wipeth Indulges her appetite, and removes all indication of guilt. And saith By her manner, “I am... read more