Proverbs 30:19

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst [1] of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

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Other Translations of Proverbs 30:19

New International Version

¹⁹ the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.

English Standard Version

¹⁹ 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.

The Message

¹⁹ how an eagle flies so high in the sky, how a snake glides over a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, why adolescents act the way they do.

New King James Version

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the way of a man with a virgin.

New Living Translation

¹⁹ how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, how a man loves a woman.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 30:19

Commentary on Proverbs 30:18-20

(Read Proverbs 30:18-20)

Four things cannot be fully known. The kingdom of nature is full of marvels. The fourth is a mystery of iniquity; the cursed arts by which a vile seducer gains the affections of a female; and the arts which a vile woman uses to conceal her wickedness.