3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil is her mouth,


In Context

1 My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

2 To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil is her mouth,

4 And her latter end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword with mouths.

5 Her feet are going down to death, Sheol do her steps take hold of.

Proverbs 5:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop [as] an honeycomb, and her mouth [is] smoother than oil:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:3For the lips of a harlot are like a honeycomb dropping, and her throat is smoother than oil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honey-comb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: