Proverbs 5:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 5:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 5:3 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: mouth: Heb. palate" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 5:3 — KJV
“For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: mouth: Heb. palate”
— Proverbs 5:3 (KJV)
Proverbs 5:3 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 5:3
“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid up my...: or, my appointed portion”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:3: lips, mouth, than
“More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. the honeycomb: Heb. the dropping of honeycombs”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:3: drop, honeycomb, than
“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:3: mouth, smoother, than
“How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! taste: Heb. palate”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:3: mouth, than, heb
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:3: woman, than, heb
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