Proverbs 5:3 KJV

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Proverbs 2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
  • Psalms 55:21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
  • Proverbs 6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
  • Proverbs 7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
  • Proverbs 7:21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For the lips שִׂפְתֵי śiptê שָׂפָה Noun · feminine dual construct
  • of a strange woman זָרָה zārâ זוּר Adjective · feminine singular
  • drop תִּטֹּפְנָה tiṭṭōpĕnâ נָטַף Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine plural
  • an honeycomb כִּי kî Conjunction נֹפֶת nōpet נֹפֶת Noun · masculine singular
  • and her mouth חִכָּהּ ḥikkāh חֵךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
  • smoother וְחָלָק wĕḥālāq חָלָק Adjective · masculine singular · with and
  • than oil מִשֶּׁמֶן miššemen שֶׁמֶן Noun · masculine singular · with preposition

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