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Proverbs 5:3-4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 5 · verses 3–4
3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.Proverbs 5:3-4 · King James Version
Proverbs 5:3-4 in context
1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
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Key words (Strong's)
- honeycombnôphetha drippingH5317 →
- smootherchâlâqsmoothH2509 →
- wormwoodlaʻănâhwormwoodH3939 →
- twoedgedpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- bittermarbitterH4751 →
- womanzûwrto turn asideH2114 →
- mouthchêkproperly, the palate or inside of the mouthH2441 →
- sharpchadsharpH2299 →
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Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God's name, he demands attention;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14