Proverbs 5:3–9

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.

6 She gives no thought to the way of life;

her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.

7 Now then, my sons, listen to me;

do not turn aside from what I say.

8 Keep to a path far from her,

do not go near the door of her house,

9 lest you lose your honor to others

and your dignity to one who is cruel,

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;

6 she does not ponder the path of life;

her ways wander, and she does not know it.

7 And now, O sons, listen to me,

and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

8 Keep your way far from her,

and do not go near the door of her house,

9 lest you give your honor to others

and your years to the merciless,

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.

6 For she cares nothing about the path to life.

She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it.

7 So now, my sons, listen to me.

Never stray from what I am about to say:

8 Stay away from her!

Don’t go near the door of her house!

9 If you do, you will lose your honor

and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.

3 For the lips of an immoral woman drip 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 lay hold of hell.

6 Lest you ponder her path of life—

Her ways are unstable;

You do not know them.

7 Therefore hear me now, my children,

And do not depart from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove your way far from her,

And do not go near the door of her house,

9 Lest you give your honor to others,

And your years to the cruel one;

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.

6 She gives little thought to life.

She doesn’t even know that her ways are wrong.

7 Now, my sons, listen to me,

and don’t ignore what I say.

8 Stay away from such a woman.

Don’t even go near the door of her house,

9 or you will give your riches to others,

and the best years of your life will be given to someone cruel.

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;

6 So that she findeth not the level path of life:

Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.

7 Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me,

And depart not from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove thy way far from her,

And come not nigh the door of her house;

9 Lest thou give thine honor unto others,

And thy years unto the cruel;

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. 6 Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not whither. 7 And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 9 lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;

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. 

6 She doesn’t even think about the path of life. 

Her steps wander, and she doesn’t realize it. 

7 But now, sons, 

listen to me, 

and do not turn away from what I say to you. 

8 Stay far away from her. 

Do not even go near her door. 

9 Either you will surrender your reputation to others 

and ⸤the rest of⸥ your years to some cruel person, 

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.

6 She doesn’t consider the path of life;

she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable.

7 So now, my sons, listen to me,

and don’t turn away from the words of my mouth.

8 Keep your way far from her.

Don’t go near the door of her house.

9 Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others

and your years to someone cruel;

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.

6 She does not keep straight to the path of life;

her ways wander, and she does not know it.

7 And now, my child, listen to me,

and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

8 Keep your way far from her,

and do not go near the door of her house,

9 lest you give your honor to others

and your years to the merciless,

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.

6 She does not observe the path of life;

her ways wander, and she does not know it.

7 Now, O children, listen to me;

do not depart from the sayings of my mouth.

8 Keep your paths far from her,

and do not go near to the door of her house,

9 lest you give your honor to the others,

and your years to the merciless,

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.

6 She doesn’t give any thought to her way of life.

Her paths are crooked, but she doesn’t realize it.

7 My sons, listen to me.

Don’t turn away from what I say.

8 Stay on a path far away from that evil woman.

Don’t even go near the door of her house.

9 If you do, you will give your best strength to others.

You will give the best years of your life to someone who is mean.

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.

6 She does not ponder the path of life;

Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.

7 Now then, my sons, listen to me

And do not depart from the words of my mouth.

8 Keep your way far from her

And do not go near the door of her house,

9 Or you will give your vigor to others

And your years to the cruel one;