Proverbs 5:3–5
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3For the lips of a astrange woman bdrip honey
And csmoother than oil is her 1speech;
4But her end is abitter as wormwood,
bSharp as a two-edged sword.
5Her feet ago down to death,
Her steps take hold of Sheol,
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil,
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
her steps follow the path to Sheol;
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil;
but in the end she is bitter as gall,
sharp as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey
and her words are smoother than oil,
in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood
and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
her steps head straight for Sheol.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,
and her mouth is smoother than oil.
But in the end she is as bitter as poison,
as dangerous as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For the lips of the strange woman will drip honey,
and smoother than oil is her mouth.
But her end is bitter as the wormwood,
sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
her steps take hold of Sheol.
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KJV 1900King James Version
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb,
And her mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a twoedged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
Her steps take hold on hell.
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