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Proverbs 5:3

โ€œFor the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,โ€

Verse in context โ€” Proverbs 5

1

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

2

that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

3

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

4

But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

5

Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

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