Proverbs 5:3
For the lippes of a straunge woman are a dropping hony combe, and her throte is more glistering then oyle:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
In Context
2That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.
4But at the laste she is as bitter as wormewood, and as sharpe as a two edged sworde.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16That thou mayest be deliuered also from the straunge woman, and from her that is not thine owne, which geueth sweete wordes,
Proverbs 7:5That they may kepe thee from the straunge woman, and from the forraine woman which geueth sweete wordes.
Proverbs 22:14The mouth of straunge women is a deepe pit: wherein he falleth that the Lorde is angrye withall.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:2-15
Parental Instructions; Cautions against Sensuality. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7… Read the whole commentary →