Proverbs 5

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 5 of 31

1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; stretch out your ear to my understanding;

2 to keep discretion, and your lips may keep knowledge.

3 For the lips of a strange woman drip honey, and her palate is smoother than oil,

4 but afterwards she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a sword of mouths;

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Chapter Summary

The ways of man are before the eyes of God.

Key Hebrew Words

קָהָ֣ל assembly H6951 · TWOT 1991a
נֹ֣פֶת flowing honey H5317 · TWOT 1396
בְּאֵרֶֽ well H875 · TWOT 194a
בְּ֝שָׂרְ flesh H1320 · TWOT 291a
הַט stretch out H5186 · TWOT 1352

People & Context

Warning Against the Strange Woman

The father warns that the strange woman's lips drip honey but lead to Sheol, urging the son to rejoice instead in the wife of his youth.

Timeline

Warning Against the Strange Woman

The father warns that the strange woman's lips drip honey but lead to Sheol, urging the son to rejoice instead in the wife of his youth.

Proverbs 5:1-23

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