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Proverbs 5:3

World English Bible

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey.
Her mouth is smoother than oil,

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Proverbs 5:3 in other translations

For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

Proverbs 5:3 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 5:3 in context

  1. 1My son, pay attention to my wisdom.
    Turn your ear to my understanding,
  2. 2that you may maintain discretion,
    that your lips may preserve knowledge.
  3. 3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey.
    Her mouth is smoother than oil,
  4. 4but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood,
    and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
  5. 5Her feet go down to death.
    Her steps lead straight to Sheol.