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La Biblia Reina-Valera
Proverbios 5:3
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- InternationalParallel Translations
Porque los labios de la extraña destilan miel, y su lengua es más suave que el aceite;
Porque los labios de la mujer extra�a destilan miel, y su paladar es m�s suave que el aceite;
Porque los labios de la mujer extra�a destilan miel, y su paladar es m�s blando que el aceite;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the lips: Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 6:24, Proverbs 7:21, Revelation 17:2-6
mouth: Heb. palate
smoother: Psalms 55:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 39:8 - refused Genesis 39:10 - as she spake Leviticus 15:20 - General Judges 11:2 - a strange Judges 14:15 - Entice Judges 16:5 - Entice Judges 16:15 - How canst Ezra 10:44 - strange wives Job 31:9 - If mine Proverbs 7:5 - General Proverbs 20:16 - a strange Proverbs 22:14 - mouth Ecclesiastes 7:26 - I find 1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For the lips of a strange woman drop [as] an honeycomb,.... "Mulsa dicta", "honey words", as is Plautus's e expression. The Septuagint and Arabic versions premise something here which is not in the Hebrew text,
"do not give heed to a wicked woman;''
and the Vulgate Latin version,
"to the fallacy of a woman:''
but there is no need to connect the words by such a supplement; since, as they lie, they give a reason why it was necessary to attend to wisdom and understanding, in order to act discreetly and speak knowingly; since there is so much danger of being drawn aside by a wicked woman, a lewd and adulterous one; the kisses of whose lips, her confabulations and songs, are as pleasing to the carnal senses of men as honey is sweet to the taste; she promises them a great deal of pleasure in her embraces, and in the enjoyment of her: so the poet f describes an agreeable voice to be sweeter than the honeycomb;
and her mouth [is] smoother than oil; her fair speeches, enticing words, and flattering fawning language, and amorous expressions, easily find their way and slide into the hearts of men, to prevail upon them to listen to her, and yield to her temptations. Gersom interprets this strange woman of the imaginative faculty; and Jarchi of heresy: it is applicable enough to the whore of Rome; who, by the blandishments of pomp and grandeur, and the allurements of wealth and riches, draws many into her idolatrous practices; which are spiritual adultery, signified by her golden cup, Revelation 17:4.
e Rudens, Act. 2. Sc. 3. v. 84. Poenulus, 1, 2. v. 112. f φωνα γλυκερωτερα η μελικηρω, Theocrit. Idyll. 21.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Smoother than oil - The same comparison is used in marginal reference to describe the treachery of a false friend.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 5:3. The lips of a strange woman — One that is not thy own, whether Jewess or heathen.
Drop as a honey-comb — She uses the most deceitful, flattering, and alluring speeches: as the droppings of the honey out of the comb are the sweetest of all.
