That you may [a]preserve discretion,
And your lips (A)may keep knowledge.
(B)For the lips of [b]an immoral woman drip honey,
And her mouth is (C)smoother than oil;
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:2 appreciate good judgment
  2. Proverbs 5:3 Lit. a strange

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