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Proverbs 5:3–6

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3For the lips of an 1aadulteress bdrip honey

And csmoother than oil is her 2speech;

4But in the end she is abitter as wormwood,

bSharp as a two-edged sword.

5Her feet ago down to death,

Her steps take hold of Sheol.

61She does not ponder the apath of life;

Her ways are bunstable, she cdoes not know it.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit strange woman
  2. 2Lit palate
  3. 1Lit That she not watch

Cross references

  1. aProv 2:16; 5:20; 7:5; 22:14
  2. bSong 4:11
  3. cPs 55:21
  4. aEccl 7:26
  5. bPs 57:4; Heb 4:12
  6. aProv 7:27
  7. aProv 4:26; 5:21
  8. b2 Pet 2:14
  9. cProv 30:20

In other versions

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;

she does not ponder the path of life;

her ways wander, and she does not know it.

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.

She gives no thought to the way of life;

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

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.

She doesn’t consider the path of life;

she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable.

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.

For she cares nothing about the path to life.

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

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.

She does not observe the path of life;

her ways wander, and she does not know it.

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.

Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life,

Her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.