Proverbs 5:4

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

Key Reflection

The verse highlights how an adulteress's words are enticing and deceitful, comparing her speech to honey and oil—sweet and smooth but ultimately deceptive, much like the false promises of sin. This metaphor underscores the danger of listening to such persuasive yet harmful rhetoric.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Wormwood -In Eastern medicine this herb, the absinthium of Greek and Latin botanists, was looked upon as poisonous rather than medicinal. CompareRevelation 8:11.

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