Proverbs 5:3
For, with sweet droppings, drip the lips of her that is a stranger, and, smoother than oil, is her mouth;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 preserve discretion,—and, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.
4But, the latter end of her, is bitter as wormwood, sharp, as a two-edged sword!
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth;
Proverbs 7:5That thou mayest be kept, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who, with her speeches, doth flatter.
Proverbs 22:14A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.
Revelation 17:2with whom the kings of the earth committed lewdness,—and they who were dwelling upon the earth were made drunk with the wine of her lewdness.
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 →