Proverbs 7:24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Now we get the final warning of how to handle this situation and it says to listen to warning. Those that are strong in the wisdom and knowledge of God knows what to do when faced with the temptation of sin but it does not mean they cannot be deceived. We have to be strong and turn from those things that lead us astray. It says here she has caused many to fall but sin no matter what it is has caused many good men to fall as well as those that are weak. As it stats here to remain in sin is the quickest hell. The wicked devise a plot of deception in which the innocent are captured and victimized like the one who is taken by death itself. There is however a way to not to have to suffer the consequences of sin and that is to repent and accept Jesus Christ as your savior. One other thing we should remember is what Jesus told the woman that committed adultery in John 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more
Proverbs 7 : 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
We now see the conquered young man give in because of convincing speech from flattering lips of the woman. But still it says she forced him so he might have still been a little hesitant. Then verse 22 tells us that he dives in with no thought for consequences that lay in store. It makes reference to fact that it is like a cow going to slaughter not knowing he is fixing to die or a criminal not realizing if he he caught he will be put in stocks. The liver is an organ that helps sustain life and just like damage to the liver can cause death and like a bird caught in snare is going to die what has happened here is death to God for both of these participants. When the location, time and setting were allowed, the seduction was easy. We need to make sure we stay grounded in the wisdom and knowledge of God so we are not led astray by deception of the devil in all walks of our life.
16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
Now the story continues with her describing the bed to show that there is wealth in this house because of the fine linen and the spices for an awesome aroma. This woman had planned this night before she ever knew who would be coming down the street. This is a lifestyle for her, she was planning ahead of time to sin.This is why we need the wisdom and knowledge of God to know how to resist the the temptations of the world. We have already seen how bold she is by kissing him and now she outright ask spend the night with her. She puts the final nail in coffin when she assures him they have nothing to worry about because her husband has left with a large amount of money and will not be back for several days at an appointed time. May I say this is just how Satan does us, paints the prettiest picture and assures us no one will ever know when we accept the sin he has placed in front of us. No one may know, but God will. Next the conclusion of this saga.
Proverbs 7:11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Here we begin to see how the lady of the night begins to lure the young man, she actually goes out of her house into the street and is very loud in letting the young man know she is there. She will go wherever she needs to get his attention. As she catches him she is very forward and kisses him and right off the bat starts to talk to him to lure him in to lair. She makes it seem that she is a religious woman by telling him she has a peace offing,which was the meat left over from a sacrifice from temple when she prayed that day. This has to be consumed on the same so she entices him to come in and join her for a meal. She tells him he was just who she was looking for and she found him. Such hypocrisy is concerned about the ceremonial law while aggressively seducing someone to violate God’s moral law. We will see in the next verses how she continues to lure this young foolish man.
Proverbs 7:6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
The verses 6 through 23 are going to tell a story from the view of someone looking at the story taking place. We start by seeing a young man who is her called simple and it is became he is unlearned at this point of the understanding gained from the wisdom of God. The young man starts off by putting himself in the wrong place at the time. He walks down by the harlots house in the evening after dark hoping not to be seen. Most people believe you can hide sin in dark and no one can see what you are doing but nothing is hid from God. Now because he was walking by the harlots home guess what she steps out to meet him and of course she is very convincing with her enticement. Is this not just like any sin if we give it a chance to enter our life Satan will use means possible to make sure we carry through with what we should not be doing. We will see just how far Satan will go with this saga in the next few verses.
Proverbs 7:4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
We see hear again that wisdom is trait that is essential for us to have and nurture to grow and with this wisdom we get understanding. We need this wisdom and understanding to help us to have the discernment to make the right choices when tempted by the things that can lead us astray. This scripture here is again making reference to the harlot and we can ask why does scripture say so much about this subject. Well just look at society today and what is used in advertising to promote almost everything. They use both men an women to entice people to buy almost anything but this begins people looking for other things to satisfy their desires. This is why we need all the wisdom and understanding we can get and the best way to do that is to read and study God’s word, pray, and fellowship with other believers in a good church. Please attend church somewhere today and let God fill you with what you need.
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.
"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
