Eat. Wipe.
January 17, 2023
“Eat. Wipe.”
Blessings folk!
The Proverbist resumes a theme we have not seen for awhile…the Adulteress.
Remember the immediate context…
Pro 30:18-19
Three things are too wonderful for me;
four I do not understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a serpent on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a virgin.
ESV
The next Proverb stands in stark contrast…
Pro 30:20
This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done no wrong.”
ESV
Vivid.
Graphic.
The NLT gives an insightful, nuanced translation…
Pro 30:20
An adulterous woman consumes a man,
then wipes her mouth and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
ESV
What more can be said…?
Be not consumed.
Be not a consumer.