Proverbs 5:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: | Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, | For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֤י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| honey | נֹ֣פֶת | NO-fet | H5317 | honeyנֹ֫פֶת (no.phet) flowing honey, honey from the comb, a dropping down, honey, honeycomb |
| they drip | תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה | TI-to-fe-nah | H5197 | to drip/prophesyנָטַף (na.taph) 1) to drop, drip, distil, prophesy, preach, discourse 1a) (Qal) to drop, drip 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to drip 1b2) to drop (prophecy) |
| [the] lips of | שִׂפְתֵ֣י | sif-TEI | H8193G | lipsשָׂפָה (sa.phah) : lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) |
| a strange [woman] | זָרָ֑ה | za-RAH | H2114A | be a strangerזוּר (zur) 1) to be strange, be a stranger 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become estranged 1a2) strange, another, stranger, foreigner, an enemy (participle) 1a3) strange woman, prostitute, harlot (meton) 1b) (Niphal) to be estranged 1c) (Hophal) to be a stranger, be one alienated |
| and [is] smooth | וְחָלָ֖ק | ve-cha-LAK | H2509 | smoothחָלָק (cha.laq) flattering, smooth |
| more than oil | מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן | mi-SHE-men | H8081 | oilשֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) 1) fat, oil 1a) fat, fatness 1b) oil, olive oil 1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent 1b2) for anointing 1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph) |
| mouth her | חִכָּֽהּ׃ | chi-KAH | H2441 | palateחֵךְ (chekh) mouth, palate, taste, gums |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.