For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
    and her speech is smoother than oil;(A)
but in the end she is bitter as gall,(B)
    sharp as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
    her steps lead straight to the grave.(C)

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

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

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

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(A)For the lips of [a]an immoral woman drip honey,
And her mouth is (B)smoother than oil;
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death,
(C)Her steps lay hold of [b]hell.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:3 Lit. a strange
  2. Proverbs 5:5 Or Sheol

27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,(A)
    and a wayward wife is a narrow well.

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27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

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27 (A)For a harlot is a deep pit,
And a seductress is a narrow well.

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