Proverbs 30:23
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שִׁפְחָה
shiphchâh
a female slave (as a member of the household)
יָרַשׁ
yârash
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish...
Key Terms in This Verse
יָרַשׁ yârash
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
Study H3423 →Cross References
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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