For the lips of a forbidden[1] woman drip honey, and her speech[2] is smoother than oil,
So you will be delivered from the forbidden[1] woman, from the adulteress[2] with her smooth words,
With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him.
to keep you from the forbidden[1] woman, from the adulteress[2] with her smooth words.
to preserve you from the evil woman,[5] from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.[6]
His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman and embrace the bosom of an adulteress?[5]
The mouth of forbidden[3] women is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.
Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.