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.

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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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