3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,

and her speech is smoother than oil;

4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,

sharp as a double-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death;

her steps lead straight to the grave.

3 For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey,

and her speech is smoother than oil,

4 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,

sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death;

her steps follow the path to Sheol;

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.

3 For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,

and her mouth is smoother than oil.

4 But in the end she is as bitter as poison,

as dangerous as a double-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death;

her steps lead straight to the grave.

3 The words of another man’s wife may seem sweet as honey;

they may be as smooth as olive oil.

4 But in the end she will bring you sorrow,

causing you pain like a two-edged sword.

5 She is on the way to death;

her steps are headed straight to the grave.

3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey,

And her mouth is smoother than oil:

4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,

Sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death;

Her steps take hold on Sheol;

3 For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; 4 but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol.

3 The lips of an adulterous woman drip with honey. 

Her kiss is smoother than oil, 

4 but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, 

as sharp as a two-edged sword. 

5 Her feet descend to death. 

Her steps lead straight to hell. 

3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey

and her words are smoother than oil,

4 in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood

and as sharp as a double-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death;

her steps head straight for Sheol.

3 For the lips of a loose woman drip honey,

and her speech is smoother than oil;

4 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,

sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death;

her steps follow the path to Sheol.

3 For the lips of the strange woman will drip honey,

and smoother than oil is her mouth.

4 But her end is bitter as the wormwood,

sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death;

her steps take hold of Sheol.

3 A woman who commits adultery has lips that drip honey.

What she says is smoother than oil.

4 But in the end she is like bitter poison.

She cuts like a sword that has two edges.

5 Her feet go down to death.

Her steps lead straight to the grave.

3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey

And smoother than oil is her speech;

4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,

Sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death,

Her steps take hold of Sheol.