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Proverbs 5:3

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 5:3 in other translations

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

Proverbs 5:3 · World English Bible

Proverbs 5:3 in context

  1. 1My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:
  2. 2That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
  3. 3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
  4. 4But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
  5. 5Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;