Proverbs

Proverbs 5:3–4

³Though the lips of the forbidden woman^a drip honey

and her speech^b is smoother than oil,

⁴in the end she is bitter as wormwood,

sharp as a double-edged sword.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the lips	שִׂפְתֵ֣י	śip̄·ṯê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
of the forbidden woman	זָרָ֑ה	zā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2114 be a stranger
drip	תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה	tiṭ·ṭō·p̄ə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H5197 drop, drip
honey	נֹ֣פֶת	nō·p̄eṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H5317 flowing honey, honey from the comb
and her speech	חִכָּֽהּ׃	ḥik·kāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums
smoother	וְחָלָ֖ק	wə·ḥā·lāq	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H2509 smooth
than oil	מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן	miš·še·men	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in the end	וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּ	wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H319 after-part, end
she is bitter	מָרָ֣ה	mā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H4751 bitter, bitterness
as wormwood	כַֽלַּעֲנָ֑ה	ḵal·la·‘ă·nāh	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3939 wormwood
sharp	חַ֝דָּ֗ה	ḥad·dāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2299 sharp
as a double-edged	פִּיּֽוֹת׃	pî·yō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H6310 mouth
sword	כְּחֶ֣רֶב	kə·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2719 sword

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Proverbs 5:3 Proverbs 2:16 · Proverbs 6:24 · Proverbs 7:21 · Proverbs 7:5 · Psalm 55:21 · Revelation 17:2–6

Proverbs 5:4 Ecclesiastes 7:26 · Psalm 55:21 · Psalm 57:4 · Hebrews 4:12 · Proverbs 9:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.