It will rescue you from a forbidden woman, from a wayward woman with her flattering talk,
Proverbs 5:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her words are smoother than oil, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, And her mouth is smoother than oil: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the lips of a loose woman drip honey as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil; [Ezek. 20:30; Col. 2:8-10; II Pet. 2:14-17.] American Standard Version (1901) For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil: Common English Bible The lips of a mysterious woman drip honey, and her tongue is smoother than oil, Catholic Public Domain Version For the lips of a loose woman are like a dripping honeycomb, and her voice is smoother than oil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the lips of a harlot are like a honeycomb dropping, and her throat is smoother than oil. |
It will rescue you from a forbidden woman, from a wayward woman with her flattering talk,
The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit; a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.
Why, my son, would you lose yourself with a forbidden woman or embrace a wayward woman?
They will protect you from an evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a wayward woman.
She seduces him with her persistent pleading; she lures with her flattering talk.
She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a wayward woman with her flattering talk.
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a trap: her heart a net and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured by her.
Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.