What does Proverbs 5:3 mean?

Proverbs 5:3 highlights themes such as temptation, wisdom, caution when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 5:3 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

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Proverbs 7:21
Both verses warn against the seductive nature of temptation.
1 Corinthians 10:13
This verse assures that God provides a way out of temptation.
James 1:14
This verse explains how temptation leads to sin, similar to the warning in Proverbs.