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Proverbs 5:2-4
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Proverbs 5:2-4
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Proverbs 5:2-4
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Proverbs 5:2-4
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2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
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Proverbs 5:2-4
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Proverbs 5:2-4
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2 that you may keep (A)discretion,
and your lips may (B)guard knowledge.
3 For the lips of (C)a forbidden[a] woman drip honey,
and her speech[b] is (D)smoother than oil,
4 but in the end she is (E)bitter as (F)wormwood,
(G)sharp as (H)a two-edged sword.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:3 Hebrew strange; also verse 20
- Proverbs 5:3 Hebrew palate
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