Proverbs 5:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:16 : 16 to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words;
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.
  • Prov 6:24 : 24 by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.
  • Prov 7:5 : 5 so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.
  • Prov 7:21 : 21 She turned him aside with her persuasions; with her smooth talk she was enticing him along.
  • Rev 17:2-6 : 2 with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality and the earth’s inhabitants got drunk with the wine of her immorality.” 3 So he carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 4 Now the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup filled with detestable things and unclean things from her sexual immorality. 5 On her forehead was written a name, a mystery:“Babylon the Great, the Mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth.” 6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 5:4
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    4but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

  • Prov 5:2
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    2in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

  • Prov 7:5
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    5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.

  • Prov 6:24-26
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    24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.

    25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;

    26for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

  • Prov 22:14
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    14The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.

  • Prov 2:16
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    16to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words;

  • Prov 5:19-20
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    19a loving doe, a graceful deer; may her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be captivated by her love always.

    20But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?

  • Prov 23:27
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    27for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.

  • Prov 7:21-22
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    21She turned him aside with her persuasions; with her smooth talk she was enticing him along.

    22Suddenly he was going after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare

  • Song 4:11
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    11Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride, honey and milk are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

  • Prov 23:32-33
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    32Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.

    33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will speak perverse things.

  • Prov 30:20
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    20This is the way of an adulterous woman: she has eaten and wiped her mouth and has said,“I have not done wrong.”

  • Prov 5:8
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    8Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,

  • Prov 7:25
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    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways– do not wander into her pathways;

  • Song 7:9
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    9May your mouth be like the best wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together.

  • Prov 20:15
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    15There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

  • Prov 7:12-13
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    12at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

    13So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him,

  • Song 5:13
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    13His cheeks are like garden beds full of balsam trees yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with drops of myrrh.

  • Prov 5:6
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    6Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths have wandered, but she is not able to discern it.

  • Prov 27:16
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    16Whoever contains her has contained the wind or can grasp oil with his right hand.

  • Ezek 16:32
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    32“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

  • Song 1:2
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    2The Desire for LoveThe Beloved to Her Lover: Oh, how I wish you would kiss me passionately! For your lovemaking is more delightful than wine.

  • Ps 55:21
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    21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

  • Eccl 7:26
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    26I discovered this: More bitter than death is the kind of woman who is like a hunter’s snare; her heart is like a hunter’s net and her hands are like prison chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is captured by her.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

  • Song 4:3
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    3Your lips are like a scarlet thread; your mouth is lovely. Your forehead behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.

  • Prov 3:17
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    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

  • Mic 7:5
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    5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!

  • Prov 16:23-24
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    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

    24Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

  • Prov 11:22
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    22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

  • Ps 119:103
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    103Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

  • Prov 31:26
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    26She has opened her mouth with wisdom, with loving instruction on her tongue.

  • Prov 10:32
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    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Prov 26:23
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    23Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

  • Prov 16:21
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    21The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

  • Prov 7:10
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    10Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.

  • Prov 27:2
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    2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

  • Prov 18:7
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    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

  • Ps 19:10
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    10They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Prov 9:17
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    17“Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!”