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For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
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The Sweetness of Deception
Commentators explain that the imagery of "honey" and "oil" describes how temptation presents itself. The words of the "strange woman" are alluring, flattering, and persuasive, easily sliding into one's heart. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott compare this to the deceptive words of a treacherous friend, highlighting that sin often appears attractive and harmless at first.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Smoother than oil - The same comparison is used in a marginal note to describe the treachery of a false friend.
19th Century
Anglican
Her mouth is smoother than oil— The experience of David also with Ahitophel (Psalms 55:21).
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the lips of a strange woman drop [as] an honeycomb "Mulsa dicta", "honey words", as is Plautus's F5 e…
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Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some interpret "the adulterous woman" mentioned here as idolatry or…
