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Proverbs 30:23

Proverbs 30:23 is verse 23 of Proverbs chapter 30, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.

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

for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

Proverbs 30:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible

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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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Proverbs 21:9
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 21:19
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

Proverbs 27:15
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

Proverbs 29:21
A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.