His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Proverbs 5:3 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is 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. |
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.
With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.
Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Levanon.