Proverbs 5:3-6

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

13 songs meet this passage

  • “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.

  • “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.

  • 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.

  • 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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