Proverbs 5:3

1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,

2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,

4 in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
KJV
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
WEB
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
ASV
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
DARBY
For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
BLB
For the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey, and smoother than oil [is] her palate;
ÅB
For en fremmed kvinnes lepper drypper av honning, og glattere enn olje er hennes tunge;
OTB
For en utro kvinnes lepper drypper av honning, og hennes tale er glattere enn olje;
B1930
For en fremmed kvinnes leber drypper av honning, og glattere enn olje er hennes tunge;

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