Proverbs 5:2-5 in English

² That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

³ For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

⁴ But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;

² that thou mayest keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;

³ for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases thy palate:

⁴ but afterwards thou wilt find her more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.

⁵ For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.

² That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

³ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

² That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

³ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

² that you may keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives you a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;

³ for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases your palate:

⁴ but afterwards you will find her more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.

⁵ For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.

² That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

³ For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

⁴ But her latter end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol;

² If you do that, you will be able to choose wisely what to do, and you will know the right things to say MTY.

³ What an immoral woman says to you may be as sweet as honey, and sound smoother than olive oil feels on your skin,

⁴ but the result of being with her will be bitter like gall and injure you as badly, like being cut with a sharp two-edged sword.

⁵ If you go where she goes MTY, you will go down to where the dead people are. Her steps will lead you straight to the grave.

² that you may keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives you a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;

³ for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases your palate:

⁴ but afterwards you will find her more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.

⁵ For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.

² that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

² that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

² that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

² So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

³ For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;

⁵ Her feet go down to death, and her steps to the underworld;

² that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.

³ For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

⁴ but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol.

² That thou mayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman.

³ For the lips of a harlot are like a honeycomb dropping, and her throat is smoother than oil.

⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down into death, and her steps go in as far as hell.

² so you can make good decisions and protect knowledge with your lips.

³ For the lips of an immoral woman may taste as sweet as honey, the kisses of her mouth may be as smooth as oil,

⁴ but in the end what you get from her is the bitterness of wormwood and the sharp pain of being cut with a two-edged sword.

⁵ She leads you down to death; she takes you down to the grave.

² That thou maiest regarde counsell, and thy lippes obserue knowledge.

³ For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle.

⁴ But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde.

⁵ Her feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell.

² That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

³ For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on the nether-world;

² That thou mayest regard discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.

³ For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a twoedged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on hell.

² That thou mayest observe discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

³ For as of fine honey drop the lips of an adulterous woman, and smoother than oil is her palate;

⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, it is sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death, her steps take firm hold on the nether world:

² That thou mayest keep good understanding, And the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;

³ For honey drops from the lips of a harlot, Who for a season pleases thy palate:

⁴ But afterward thou wilt find her more bitter than gall, And sharper than a two-edged sword.

⁵ For the feet of folly lead Those who deal with her down to the grave with death; And her steps are not established.

² That thou mayest keep discretion, And that thy lips may preserve knowledge!

³ Truly, the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;

⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; Her steps lay hold of the under-world.

² that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴ But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol ·Place of the dead·.

² so you may learn about discretion and your lips may protect knowledge.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip with honey and her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, cutting like a sharp sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps go all the way to Sheol.

² that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

² that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

² That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

³ For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honey-comb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

⁴ But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

² that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

² that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

³ For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

⁴ but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

² that thou keep thy thoughts, and thy lips keep teaching.

³ Give thou not attention to the falseness of a woman; for the lips of an whore be an honeycomb dropping, and her throat is clearer than oil;

⁴ but the last things of her be bitter as wormwood, and her tongue is sharp as a sword carving, or cutting, on each side.

⁵ Her feet go down into death; and her steps pierce to hells or to hell.

² (so) that thou keep thy thoughts (proper), and thy lips keep teaching (or and thy lips speak knowingly).

³ Give thou not attention to the falseness of a woman; for the lips of an whore be an honeycomb dropping (or for a whore’s lipsbe like a dripping honeycomb), and her throat is clearer than oil;

⁴ but the last things of her be (as) bitter as wormwood, and her tongue is (as) sharp as a sword carving, (or cutting), on each side.

⁵ Her feet go down into death; and her steps pierce to hells. (Her feet go downward unto death; and her steps shall lead thee unto Sheol, or the land of the dead, or and her steps shall lead thee to hell.)

² To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

³ For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil is her mouth,

⁴ And her latter end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword with mouths.

⁵ Her feet are going down to death, Sheol do her steps take hold of.