Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 5:3

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 5:3

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 5:3

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:" — Proverbs 5:3 (ASV)

Smoother than oil - The same comparison is used in a marginal note to describe the treachery of a false friend.