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Proverbs 5:3-5
International Standard Version
Proverbs 5:3-5
International Standard Version
3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey,
and her speech[a] is smoother than oil.
4 But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood,[b]
and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead to Sheol.[c]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:3 Lit. palate
- Proverbs 5:4 Wormwood is a plant with an extremely bitter taste.
- Proverbs 5:5 I.e. the realm of the dead
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