Proverbs 6:23-26

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.

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