Proverbs 5:3 {4}
Cross References

But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword.

Psalm 55:21
They are divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and the same are darts.

Proverbs 2:16
And forsaketh the guide of her youth,

Proverbs 5:20
The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps.

Proverbs 6:24
Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:

Proverbs 7:5
For I looked out of the window of my house through the lattice,

Proverbs 7:21
Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,

Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit: he whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it.

Songs 4:11
Thy lips, my spouse, are as a dropping honeycomb, honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of frankincense.

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But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword.

the lips

Proverbs 2:16 And forsaketh the guide of her youth,

Proverbs 6:24 Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:

Proverbs 7:21 Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,

Revelation 17:2-6 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication. And they who inhabit the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her whoredom. . . .

smoother

Psalm 55:21 They are divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and the same are darts.

Context
Avoiding Immorality
2For the lips of a harlot are like a honeycomb dropping, and her throat is smoother than oil. 3But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword.4Her feet go down into death, and her steps go in as far as hell.…
Lexicon
Though
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the lips
שִׂפְתֵ֣י (śip̄·ṯê)
Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8193: The lip, language, a margin

of the forbidden woman
זָרָ֑ה (zā·rāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery

drip
תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה (tiṭ·ṭō·p̄ə·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5197: To ooze, distil gradually, to fall in drops, to speak by inspiration

honey
נֹ֣פֶת (nō·p̄eṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5317: Flowing honey, honey from the comb

and her speech
חִכָּֽהּ׃ (ḥik·kāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2441: Palate, roof of the mouth, gums

[is] smoother
וְחָלָ֖ק (wə·ḥā·lāq)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2509: Smooth

than oil,
מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן (miš·še·men)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8081: Grease, liquid, richness


Additional Translations
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases thy palate:

For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honey-comb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil is her mouth,
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