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Proverbs 5 Commentary

Guard Against Deception – Adultery

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KEY THOUGHT: Lest you give your ^[e]honor to others,
And your years to the cruel one; [Proverbs 5:9 NKJV]

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Proverbs 5 NKJV

The Peril of Adultery

5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
^[a]Lend your ear to my understanding,
²That you may ^[b]preserve discretion,
And your lips may keep knowledge.
³For the lips of ^[c]an immoral woman drip honey,
And her mouth is smoother than oil;
⁴But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
⁵Her feet go down to death,
Her steps lay hold of ^[d]hell.
⁶Lest you ponder her path of life—
Her ways are unstable;
You do not know them.

⁷Therefore hear me now, my children,
And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
⁸Remove your way far from her,
And do not go near the door of her house,
⁹Lest you give your ^[e]honor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;
¹⁰Lest aliens be filled with your ^[f]wealth,
And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;
¹¹And you mourn at last,
When your flesh and your body are consumed,
¹²And say:
“How I have hated instruction,
And my heart despised correction!
¹³I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
¹⁴I was on the verge of total ruin,
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

¹⁵Drink water from your own cistern,
And running water from your own well.
¹⁶Should your fountains be dispersed abroad,
^[g]Streams of water in the streets?
¹⁷Let them be only your own,
And not for strangers with you.
¹⁸Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice with the wife of your youth.
¹⁹As a loving deer and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
And always be ^[h]enraptured with her love.
²⁰For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman,
And be embraced in the arms of a seductress?

²¹For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He ^[i]ponders all his paths.
²²His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,
And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
²³He shall die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Footnotes

a. Proverbs 5:1 Lit. Bow
b. Proverbs 5:2 appreciate good judgment
c. Proverbs 5:3 Lit. a strange
d. Proverbs 5:5 Or Sheol
e. Proverbs 5:9 vigor
f. Proverbs 5:10 Lit. strength
g. Proverbs 5:16 Channels
h. Proverbs 5:19 Lit. intoxicated
i. Proverbs 5:21 observes, lit. weighs

New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 5 Commentary

Be attentive to wisdom and exercise discrimination and discretion. Know the consequences of sin. Understand that the lure of sin is powerful. The seduction can be irresistible.

This chapter is beautifully and powerfully crafted using graphics of sexual interactions. Yes, it’s what it is, but more.

Deception isn’t aimless. You may be aimless and clueless about sin, but sin has its one agenda, to steal, kill, and destroy.

The scripture brings to the fore the madness of adultery. What you get from another man’s wife is no more than what you get for your own. Ponder.

Even a brief glance at logic would instruct you to stay away from adultery. Unless you don’t mind the beatings, wasting, dishonor, pain, and ultimately death.

Which sinner hasn’t sat down to hit their own head and question its functioning!

The reader may be drawn to a similar picture back in the Garden of peace and tranquility. All the fruits in the Garden of God were great to look at and also tasty, just like the forbidden fruit. Yes, it was attractive but no more than the other fruits that the LORD made and were readily available to the first couple.

Think about it: your own garden is just as great but without pain, shame, and eventually death. Decide. The options have been laid on the table. Sin is merciless. It is a one-way ticket to destruction, but you won’t tell from the attractive advertisements on display.

The teacher has fully unpacked his lesson in two very powerful PowerPoint presentations. He has used real-life sexual intimacy, with all its power and realities, to project a deep-lying fact of man’s rebellion against the Creator God. It is both an example and a consequence of man’s rebellion.

Let your way be far from her, don’t go near the door of her house. Avoid even being near the places of temptation. Practice social distancing. The message cannot be louder!

If the ‘sons listen’ and don’t depart from the teachings of the LORD, then there is no problem. They are missing nothing. Let them enjoy what they have.

One important pick from this chapter is that “innocent” foolishness doesn’t exist. The reader is encouraged to listen and keep a safe distance from places of temptation, understand the consequence of wickedness, appreciate the equally good and real greatness of God’s menu, and in view of all this, make the right call.

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It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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Quite thought provoking. Thank you for the passage of scripture.