Proverbs 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:”
Proverbs 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 5:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,”
Proverbs 5:3 — World English Bible
Proverbs 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil: ”
Proverbs 5:3 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil <FI>is<Fi> her mouth,”
Proverbs 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; ”
Proverbs 5:3 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle.”
Proverbs 5:3 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 5:3 in Context — Proverbs 5
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.
What Does Proverbs 5:3 Mean?
Proverbs 5:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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