Proverbs 5:3

For honey drops from the lips of a harlot, 1 Who for a season pleases thy palate: 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 keep good understanding, 1 And the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge. 1 Give no heed to a worthless woman; 1

4But afterward thou wilt find her more bitter than gall, 1 And sharper than a two-edged sword. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:16To remove thee far from the straight way, 1 And to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. 1 My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee, 1

Proverbs 7:5That she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, 1 If she should assail thee with flattering words. 1

Proverbs 22:14a Evil ways are before a man, 1 And he does not like to turn away from them; 1 But it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way. 1

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 →

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