Proverbs 5:3 KJV
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Matthew Henry
- Exhortations to wisdom. The evils of licentiousnessSolomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine,...
Thompson Chains
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- Harlots (2)Link 2 of 8 · next Proverbs 6:24
- FlatterySee the chain from Job 32:21 · 9 links
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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Topics
- Adultery General scriptures concerning Adultery
- Flattery General scriptures concerning Flattery
- Harlot (prostitute) To be shunned
- Lasciviousness General scriptures concerning Lasciviousness
- Women Full of deceit and licentiousness
- Young men General scriptures concerning Young men
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
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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