Proverbs 5:3
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
American King James Version (AKJV)
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
American Standard Version (ASV)
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Webster's Revision
For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honey-comb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
World English Bible
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
English Revised Version (ERV)
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Clarke's Proverbs 5:3 Bible Commentary
The lips of a strange woman - One that is not thy own, whether Jewess or heathen.
Drop as a honey-comb - She uses the most deceitful, flattering, and alluring speeches: as the droppings of the honey out of the comb are the sweetest of all.
Barnes's Proverbs 5:3 Bible Commentary
Smoother than oil - The same comparison is used in marginal reference to describe the treachery of a false friend.
Wesley's Proverbs 5:3 Bible Commentary
5:3 The lips - It concerns thee to get and to use discretion, that thou mayest be able to resist those temptations to which thou art exposed.
