Proverbs 5:3
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
נֵכָר
nêkâr
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
נָטַף
nâṭaph
to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration
יַעַר
yaʻar
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
חָלַק
châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
שֶׁמֶן
shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Key Terms in This Verse
חָלַק châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Study H2505 →יַעַר yaʻar
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
Study H3293 →נָטַף nâṭaph
to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration
Study H5197 →נֵכָר nêkâr
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
Study H5236 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →שֶׁמֶן shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Study H8081 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →Cross References
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
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