Proverbs 7:21-23

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.

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