Proverbs 7:1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
We see here the father’s love for us in teaching us the ways of righteousness. Learning of commandments that keep us out of trouble will also save our life. We are to guard and protect our father’s teachings because they give us spiritual and moral sight. This is a call to give the truth of divine wisdom a permanent place in the mind and in conduct. The tables of our heart are the very place for all of God’s laws to be. The world might do away with our Bibles, but they could not do away with the things we have hidden in our heart.
Proverbs 6:32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
As we can see as this scripture starts it shows us that the sin of adultery is not something that can be paid back because it destroys the soul. This is also one that does not affect just one person but two. In the law of the Old Testament both caught in adultery were to be stoned to death, so we can see this was a sin that carries a very different punishment than stealing. Jealousy is a very strong emotion, especially when it has to do with infidelity or rape. Song of Solomon says in 8:6 “Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its frames are flames of fire, A most vehement flame. A thief may satisfy his victim with an appropriate payment, but an offended spouse cannot be bought off. There no payment of any kind that repay for what this sin takes away.
Proverbs 6:30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
These verses seem to say that stealing is not a sin but that is not what it means. If someone steals because they are hungry we should have sympathy for them if they will repay what they have stolen 7 times over. We know to God sin is sin no matter what but some sins carry worse punishment than others. As in this case the thief can get forgiveness by repaying his debt but we will see in the next few verses some sins are harder to overcome.
Proverbs 6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
These first two verse set up scenarios to help us see that there are things we cannot do without suffering consequences. Verse 29 goes on to make reference to the act of adultery and the later part of the verse refers to just the act of touching another person spouse with intent to commit adultery. These scriptures may reference one particular sin but the reference in the first two could be applied to any sin, it impossible to a sin and not have to face the consequences that come along with the sin.
Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Verse 23 begins and tells us that the law is a light and we well know God is light. It is a lamp unto our feet to help us follow the commandments and instructions in our life. This we need to keep us from all sin. The focus here is on the prostitute who lures you away by her sweet talking and dolled up appearance and seductive eyes. The seductiveness of this woman is so great but seems to be nothing to the man that is enticed by it. This leads to total ruin of the man including the loss of his wealth, freedom, family, purity, dignity and even his soul. Jesus even said in Matthew 5:28 “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” I know all of this focuses on the woman luring a man but the same goes for a man luring a woman.
Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
We see now the reverse of what was in the previous verses. We are to listen to the teachings of the father and obey them and also listen to the instructions of the mother and obey them. When we bind them in our hearts it takes God implanting them there and we need to always keep them before us. By doing these things we will know that we are led in the right direction and it will cause us to have a good nights sleep and when we awake and first talk to God He will guide us through the day. God says in His word that we will dream dreams and see visions. If you remember we learned this in Proverbs 3:1-3. Proverbs 3:1 “My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:” Proverbs 3:2 “For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.” Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:” “So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.” And it tells the blessings that goes with it.
Proverbs 6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
These next 4 verse are easy to understand, it is simply saying there are seven sins that God calls an abomination. The first one a proud look or some one who thinks they are better than some one else. God made us all the same to share His love with one another. The second God hates lying because He is nothing but truth and the tongue is the most unruly part of the body. Once something is said it can never be taken back so it is important to always speak the truth.The third the shedding of innocent blood , this one I could write a book on. The most innocent blood that is shed is those of babies that never see the light of day. The fourth the imaginations of the heart, this refers to wicked things when we know God desires our hearts to be pure and undefiled. The fifth the feet that are running from the trouble they get into because they not following the will of God. The sixth is speaking of some one who speaks lies about some else. We have just been through a political battle where we saw this done at it’s best.The seventh some one who does all they can to keep confusion going between the brethren of God. The one place we all should be unified is in the body of Christ. I ask today that you find a church to go to learn more about how living a life with God in the center of your life acn help you live a fulfilled life.
Proverbs 6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
This person here is one that we all have encountered at some time or another. This is someone who has no concept of what it means to be nice to someone. This is not who we need to be like or associate with but they are people who we need to witness to and try to get them to see the error of their ways. This person is so lost that they only know to continue do what they do. We see from this description and other descriptions of winking with the eye that it is used to trick people. This speaking with his feet shows that he is running to mischief. This talking with his fingers indicates evil gestures of the fingers. We have talked before about the mouth speaking from the issue of the heart. As the a man thinks in his heart, the mouth speaks. He never knows when to stop and tries to bring down as many people with him as he can. We also know that when God says enough is enough that He will bring judgement upon those who do not change their ways also his punishment will fit his wrong doing.
Proverbs 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
A lazy person wants to sleep all the time and could care less if he ever works. They will use every excuse they can to get out of work. They will even say I need time sleep, I do not have time to work. Now for those who think they do not have to work they will wind up with nothing. People, who do not like to work, receive no money. This is just a warning against being lazy and a sleepy head.
Just as a victim is overcome by a robber, so is the lazy man with his devotion to sleep rather than work, is led to poverty.
Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Now we learn that we do not need to be lazy after learning not to be a cosigner to some who probably is. We all know that ants are very industrious with no one telling them what they have to do. In this scripture basically a lazy person is told to watch an ant to learn a lesson from them. God does not like people to be lazy and it is wise to learn from some one who has good work habits. We should not have to be driven to work, but should do our work, because it needs to be done. It tells us if we work hard and do what we should we are also preparing for our future as well as for our every day needs.
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
