Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Holman Bible
and her words are
A Conservative Version
For the lips of an interloping woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
American Standard Version
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
Amplified
For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey [like a honeycomb]
And her speech is smoother than oil;
Bible in Basic English
For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Darby Translation
For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Julia Smith Translation
For the lips of the strange woman will drop droppings of the honeycomb, and her palate is smooth above oil:
King James 2000
For the lips of an immoral woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the lips of the strange woman will drip honey, and smoother than oil is her mouth.
Modern King James verseion
For the lips of a strange woman drip honey, and her palate is smoother than oil;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the lips of a harlot are a dropping honeycomb, and her throat is softer than oil.
NET Bible
For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,
New Heart English Bible
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
The Emphasized Bible
For, with sweet droppings, drip the lips of her that is a stranger, and, smoother than oil, is her mouth;
Webster
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,
Youngs Literal Translation
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil is her mouth,
Themes
Chastity » Consequences of associating with those devoid of
Disobedience » The reward for being disobedient to your instructors
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » strange women
Harlot (prostitute) » To be shunned
Honey » Illustrative of » Lips of a strange woman
Temptresses » Eve » strange women
Whoredom » The reward for whoredom
Women » Harlots » Warnings against
Interlinear
Saphah
Zuwr
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Avoid Seduction
2 so you may carefully practice discretion and your lips preserve knowledge. 3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil. 4 But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
Cross References
Psalm 55:21
His mouth is as smooth as butter, while war is in his heart. His words were as smooth as olive oil, while his sword is drawn.
Proverbs 2:16
delivering you from the adulteress, from the immoral woman with her seductive words,
Proverbs 6:24
to protect you from the evil woman, from the words of the seductive woman.
Proverbs 7:5
so they can keep you from an adulterous woman, from the immoral woman with her seductive words.
Proverbs 7:21
She leads him astray with great persuasion; with flattering lips she seduces him.
Revelation 17:2-6
The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those living on earth became drunk with the wine of her immorality."