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 5:3 - King James 2000 For the lips of an immoral woman drop as a honeycomb, and 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. |
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.
To deliver you from the immoral woman, even from the seductress who flatters with her words;
The mouth of immoral women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
And why will you, my son, be infatuated with an immoral woman, and embrace the bosom of a seductress?
To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a seductress.
With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she seduced him.
That they may keep you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with her words.
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are fetters: whosoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Your lips, O my spouse, drop like the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue; and the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.