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Indeed, the lips of the stranger drip honey,[a]
    and her mouth is smoother than oil;(A)

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  1. 5:3 A metaphorical level is established in the opening description of the forbidden woman: her lips drip honey and her feet lead to death. By her lies, she leads people away from the wisdom that gives life.

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
    and her speech is smoother than oil;(A)

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24 Keeping you from another’s wife,
    from the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.(A)

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24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
    from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.(A)

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