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Proverbs 5:3-5
3
For the lips of a forbidden
[1]
woman drip honey,
and her speech
[2]
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 follow the path to
[3]
Sheol;
Footnotes
[1]
Hebrew
strange
; also verse 20
[2]
Hebrew
palate
[3]
Hebrew
lay hold of
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