Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
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Gill's Exposition
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…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Smoother than oil - The same comparison is used in marginal reference to describe the treachery of a false friend.
Here we have,
I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an…
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