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So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, `I have done nothing wrong.`
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A Sin That Leaves No Trace
Commentators explain that the adulterous woman's way is compared to the mysterious things in the previous verse because it 'leaves no trace behind'. The imagery of eating and then wiping one's mouth illustrates how a person can commit a grievous sin in secret and then carry on as if nothing happened, making their wickedness incredibly difficult to detect.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Another enigma. The four things of Proverbs 30:16 agreed in the common point of insatiableness; the four now mentioned (Proverbs 30:19)…
19th Century
Anglican
Such is the way of an adulterous woman— As there is no proof of her guilt, she flatly denies it.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman It is equally unknown as the way of a man with a maid. It is difficult to detect her; she …
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