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Proverbs 5:3-5
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3 For the lips of (A)a forbidden[a] woman drip honey,
    and her speech[b] is (B)smoother than oil,
4 but in the end she is (C)bitter as (D)wormwood,
    (E)sharp as (F)a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet (G)go down to death;
    her steps follow the path to[c] Sheol;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:3 Hebrew strange; also verse 20
  2. Proverbs 5:3 Hebrew palate
  3. Proverbs 5:5 Hebrew lay hold of
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Proverbs 5:3-5
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3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
    and her speech is smoother than oil;(A)
4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,(B)
    sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
    her steps lead straight to the grave.(C)

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