Pro 7:1-3, MY SON, KEEP MY WORDS, AND TREASURE MY COMMANDS WITHIN YOU. KEEP MY COMMANDS AND LIVE, And my law as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; WRITE THEM ON THE TABLET OF YOUR HEART.
Solomon with the wisdom given to him by GOD can see a lot danger in life! Keeping GOD’s word in your heart is not a magical shield against sin, but it will be a light to your path!
Pro 4:13, Take firm hold of INSTRUCTION, do not let go; Keep her, FOR SHE IS YOUR LIFE.
Pro 7:6-8, For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, And saw AMONG THE SIMPLE, I perceived among the youths, A YOUNG MAN DEVOID OF UNDERSTANDING, Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house
Solomon shares a story of a foolish young man devoid of understanding, passing near the home of the immoral woman!
Pro 7:10, 13, 15, And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart… So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:… SO I CAME OUT TO MEET YOU, Diligently to seek your face, AND I HAVE FOUND YOU.
That simple man unknowingly was being led captive by her charms!
Pro 7:17-19, 21, …COME, LET US TAKE OUR FILL OF LOVE UNTIL MORNING; LET US DELIGHT OURSELVES WITH LOVE. FOR MY HUSBAND IS NOT AT HOME; HE HAS GONE ON A LONG JOURNEY;… WITH HER ENTICING SPEECH SHE CAUSED HIM TO YIELD, With her flattering lips SHE SEDUCED HIM.
This simple young man fell in her trap not knowing how much it will cost him at the end!
Pro 5:3, For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
Pro 7:22-23, Immediately he went after her, AS AN OX GOES TO THE SLAUGHTER, OR AS A FOOL TO THE CORRECTION OF THE STOCKS, TILL AN ARROW STRUCK HIS LIVER. As a bird hastens to the snare, HE DID NOT KNOW IT WOULD COST HIS LIFE.
He was setup, robbed and killed for lack of understanding the situation! This is a dark world we live in and we need guidance from HIM! HIS WORD IS A LIGHT TO MY PATH!
Pro 7:24-27, Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth: Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths; FOR SHE HAS CAST DOWN MANY WOUNDED, AND ALL WHO WERE SLAIN BY HER WERE STRONG MEN. HER HOUSE IS THE WAY TO HELL, DESCENDING TO THE CHAMBERS OF DEATH.
Seek wisdom and live for the cost of sin is more than we can ever imagine!
Ecc 7:26, … HE WHO PLEASES GOD SHALL ESCAPE FROM HER, BUT THE SINNER SHALL BE TRAPPED BY HER.