Proverbs 5:3 meaning and explanation

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

Proverbs 5:3, Berean Standard Bible

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In Proverbs 5 a father is teaching his son, warning him against the forbidden woman, understood here as another man's wife. Her lips drip honey: her words are sweet, flattering and persuasive, and her speech is smoother than oil, sliding past resistance.

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