Proverbs 5:3
Avoiding Immorality
2that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. 3Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, 4in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.
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Berean Standard Bible
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
American Standard Version (1901)
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey,
And her mouth is smoother than oil:
Bible in Basic English
For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Douay-Rheims 1899
For the lips of a harlot are like a honeycomb dropping, and her throat is smoother than oil.
Free Bible Version
For the lips of an immoral woman may taste as sweet as honey, the kisses of her mouth may be as smooth as oil,
Geneva Bible 1599
For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle.
King James (Authorized) Version
¶ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
One Unity Resource Bible
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
Translation for Translators
What an immoral woman says to you may be as sweet as honey, and sound smoother than olive oil feels on your skin,
Unlocked Literal Bible
For the lips of an adulteress drip with honey
and her mouth is smoother than oil,
Noah Webster Bible
For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honey-comb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
World English Bible
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
Young's Literal Translation
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil [is] her mouth,