Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 5:3
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Berean Standard Bible
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
King James Version
¶ For the lips of a strange woman drop [as] an honeycomb, and her mouth [is] smoother than oil:
World English Bible
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
American Standard Version
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 5
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,
2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
4 in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.
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