Proverbs 5:3

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Proverbs 5:3


← Proverbs 5:2 Proverbs 5:3 (KJV) Proverbs 5:4 →
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For the lipsH8193 of a strange womanH2114 dropH5197 as an honeycombH5317, and her mouthH2441 is smootherH2509 than oilH8081:


Original Hebrew

כִּי נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵי זָרָה וְחָלָק מִשֶּׁמֶן חִכָּהּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
כִּ֤י
ki H3588 HC for
נֹ֣פֶת
No.fet H5317 HNcmsa honey
תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה
Ti.to.fe.nah H5197 HVqi3fp they drip
שִׂפְתֵ֣י
sif.Tei H8193 HNcfdc (the) lips of
זָרָ֑ה
za.Rah H2114 HAafsa a strange (woman)
וְ/חָלָ֖ק
ve./cha.Lak H2509 HC/Aamsa and/ (is) smooth
מִ/שֶּׁ֣מֶן
mi./She.men H8081 HR/Ncmsa more than/ oil
חִכָּֽ/הּ
chi.Ka/h H2441 HNcmsc/Sp3fs mouth/ her
Strong's References
  • H2114 — זוּר (zûwr, zoor): a primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery; (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).
  • H2441 — חֵךְ (chêk, khake): probably from חָנַךְ (chânak) H2596 in the sense of tasting; properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing); (roof of the) mouth, taste.
  • H2509 — חָלָק (châlâq, khaw-lawk'): from חָלַק (châlaq) H2505; smooth (especially of tongue); flattering, smooth.
  • H5197 — נָטַף (nâṭaph, naw-taf'): a primitive root; to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration; drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).
  • H5317 — נֹפֶת (nôpheth, no'-feth): from נוּף (nûwph) H5130 in the sense of shaking to pieces; a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb); honeycomb.
  • H8081 — שֶׁמֶן (shemen, sheh'-men): from שָׁמַן (shâman) H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness; anointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.
  • H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת (sepheth); probably from סָפָה (çâphâh) H5595 or שָׁפָה (shâphâh) H8192 through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף (çôwph) H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
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