Proverbs

Proverbs 5:3

3Though the lips of the forbidden womana drip honey

and her speechb is smoother than oil,

Footnotes

  • a 5:3 Or the adulteress
  • b 5:3 Or her palate

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thoughכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יśip̄·ṯêNoun - feminine dual constructH8193 lip, speech, edge
of the forbidden womanזָרָ֑הzā·rāhAdjective - feminine singularH2114 be a stranger
dripתִּ֭טֹּפְנָהtiṭ·ṭō·p̄ə·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH5197 drop, drip
honeyנֹ֣פֶתnō·p̄eṯNoun - masculine singularH5317 flowing honey, honey from the comb
and her speechחִכָּֽהּ׃ḥik·kāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums
smootherוְחָלָ֖קwə·ḥā·lāqConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH2509 smooth
than oilמִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmiš·še·menPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH8081 fat, oil

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.