Proverbs 5:3
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Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
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The scope of this chapter is much the same with that of ch. 2. To write the same things, in other words, ought not to be grievous, for it is safe, Phi 3:1. Here is, I. An exhortation to get acquaintance with and submit to the laws of wisdom in general (Pro 5:2). II. A particular caution against the sin of whoredom (Pro 5:3-14). III. Remedies prescribed against that sin. 1. Conjugal love (Pro 5:15-20). 2. A regard to God's omniscience (Pro 5:21). 3. A dread of the miserable end of wicked people (Pro 5:22, Pro 5:23). And all little enough to arm young people against those fleshly lusts which war against the soul.
Open source ↗5:3-4 The lips of the immoral woman seem sweet and enticing but are actually bitter and deadly. Sexual activity often begins with a kiss, and flattering words can entice.
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It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.