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Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
Proverbs 5:3 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 5:3 in other translations
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
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In context
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:
2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;
6 So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.
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