Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of an immoral woman may taste as sweet as honey, the kisses of her mouth may be as smooth as oil,
Free Bible Version
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
2so you can make good decisions and protect knowledge with your lips.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16Doing this will also save you from a woman who acts immorally, from a woman who like a prostitute tries to seduce you with flattering words.
Proverbs 7:5They will protect you from the immoral woman, from the prostitute with her seductive words.
Proverbs 22:14The seductive words of an immoral woman are a dangerous trap—if the Lord's angry with you, then you'll fall right in.
Revelation 17:2The kings of the earth have committed adultery with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her immorality.”
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 →