This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’Proverbs 30:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כֵּ֤ן׀ דֶּ֥רֶךְ אִשָּׁ֗ה מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת אָ֭כְלָה וּמָ֣חֲתָה פִ֑יהָ וְ֝אָמְרָ֗ה לֹֽא־פָעַ֥לְתִּי אָֽוֶן׃ פ
- כֵּ֤ן׀ken“[is] thus”Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] way of”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
- אִשָּׁ֗ה'i.Shah“a woman”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
- מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fet“adulterous”Verb, piel, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from נָאַף · “to commit adultery” · Strong's H5003
- אָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lah“she eats”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- וּמָ֣חֲתָהu.Ma.cha.tah“and she wipes clean”Conjunction + Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָחָה · “to wipe” · Strong's H4229A
- פִ֑יהָFi.ha“mouth her”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- וְ֝אָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.Rah“and she says”Conjunction + Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- פָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.ti“I have done”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from פָּעַל · “to work” · Strong's H6466
- אָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.ven“wickedness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָ֫וֶן · “wickedness” · Strong's H0205G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)