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Proverbs 5:3
For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 5:3 · Bible in Basic English
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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, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:
2 So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.
3 For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;
5 Her feet go down to death, and her steps to the underworld;
6 She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.
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