Proverbs 5:1-6

My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol. She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 5

22 songs meet this passage

  • “Midnight promises again, yeah / But they're broken by the dawn”

    Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad · Def Leppard

    strains against Proverbs 5:1-6

    Proverbs warns against relationships built on sweet words that lead nowhere stable, exactly the pattern this verse describes.

  • “She eat your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer”

    Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J) · Katy Perry

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-4

    The lyric plays danger for shock value where Proverbs warns soberly that seductive love can end in genuine ruin, not just a punchline.

  • Amar y Querer · José José

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-4

    Here the song depicts querer as consuming physical appetite rather than love, echoing the Proverbs warning about desire that promises sweetness but leaves bitterness.

  • “Am I just another word in your page”

    Unskinny Bop · Poison

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-4

    The confusion and suspicion in this line echoes the warning about relationships built on fleeting pleasure rather than faithfulness.

  • Mentirosa (Radio Edit) · Mellow Man Ace

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-4

    The push-pull of still wanting someone who has proven unfaithful echoes this warning about the bitter end of chasing a relationship built on deception.

  • When a Man Loves a Woman · Michael Bolton

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-4

    Proverbs cautions about love that leads to bitterness and ruin when devotion outpaces wisdom; the song names this pain without the warning.

  • “Sweet as honey sting like bumblebee”

    In the Summertime (feat. Rayvon) · Shaggy

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-4

    The lyric playfully names a woman as both sweet and dangerous, echoing a Proverbs warning about alluring but risky attraction, though here it's treated as a fun thrill rather than a caution.

  • “His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun”

    Cotton Eye Joe · Rednex

    resonates with Proverbs 5:3-4

    The folk warning about a charming stranger who leaves heartbreak in his wake mirrors the old wisdom-literature caution against beguiling charm that ends in bitterness.

  • Señorita · Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    Proverbs warns that being 'hooked' on physical pleasure apart from commitment can lead somewhere destructive, a caution the song never voices.

  • Sweet Emotion · Aerosmith

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    Proverbs warns that the seductive invitation which feels sweet in the moment leads somewhere bitter and destructive; the song offers the invitation with no such warning.

  • “She'll probably be the death of me”

    Pretty Little Poison · Warren Zeiders

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    Proverbs warns that lips sweet as honey can lead to a path ending in death, exactly the trade the singer knowingly accepts here.

  • “Ella hace todo por seducirme”

    Yo Voy (feat. Daddy Yankee) · Zion & Lennox

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    The song frames being led by seduction as harmless, while Proverbs warns that such pull can lead somewhere destructive.

  • “I didn't ask him his name”

    All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You · Heart

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    The nameless stranger and quick seduction echo the warning against beauty and pleasure that leads somewhere unexamined and costly.

  • “Hold on tight, you know she's a little bit dangerous”

    Dangerous · Roxette

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    The allure described as dangerous echoes the smooth but perilous pull Proverbs cautions against, though here it's romanticized rather than warned against.

  • Bump n' Grind (Old School Mix) · R. Kelly

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    The seductive promise of satisfaction here mirrors the warning against smooth-talking seduction that leads toward ruin.

  • “So, what's it gonna be? Him or me?”

    One More Chance / Stay With Me (Radio Edit) · The Notorious B.I.G.

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    Proverbs warns that the seductive path that feels sweet in the moment leads to ruin, a warning this song never acknowledges.

  • “I don't give a damn about nothing else”

    Freek'n You · Jodeci

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    Proverbs warns against letting consuming desire eclipse wisdom and relationship; the song's fixation leaves no room for anything else.

  • Po Pimp · Do or Die

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-5

    Proverbs warns that this kind of seduction and exploitation leads only to ruin, not the glory the song assigns it.

  • “when we're getting dirty, I forget all that is wrong”

    Sailor Song · Gigi Perez

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-6

    The song frames physical intimacy as an escape from conscience rather than something ordered toward lasting love.

  • Cradle Of Love (Remastered 2001) · Billy Idol

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-6

    The song's whole posture glamorizes seduction as thrilling and consequence-free, the very allure Proverbs warns against.

  • It's All Coming Back to Me Now · Céline Dion

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-6

    The song's overall posture glamorizes being pulled back into an old, intense entanglement without weighing where that path leads.

  • You Should Probably Leave · Chris Stapleton

    strains against Proverbs 5:3-8

    Proverbs counsels fleeing the seductive moment entirely rather than lingering in it as the song's narrator does, torn but still present.

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