Proverbs 2:1-9
The Conditions For Gaining Wisdom
Proverbs 2:10-22
God’s Wisdom Will Protect You From Immoral People
Proverbs 3:1-12
Exhortations to Obedience
Proverbs 3:13-20
The High Value of Wisdom
Proverbs 3:21-26
The Value of Wisdom in Building Relationships
Proverbs 3:27-35
How to Treat Your Neighbors
Proverbs 4:1-9
An Exhortation to Acquire Wisdom
Proverbs 4:10-19
How Wisdom Will Keep You Out of Trouble
Proverbs 4:20-27
The Value of Wisdom in Producing Health
Proverbs 5:1-14
Some of The Consequences of Adultery
Proverbs 5:15-23
Encouragement to Moral Purity
Proverbs 6:1-11
Warning Against Laziness
Proverbs 6:12-19
The Description Of a Person Who Stirs up Strife
Proverbs 6:20-35
Instruction About The Tragedy of Adultery
Proverbs 7:1-9
The Son is Exhorted to Heed The Father’s Teaching
Proverbs 7:10-18
How Naive Can You Get?
Proverbs 7:19-27
Lives Are Easily Wrecked by Immorality
Proverbs 8:1-11
Wisdom Offers Her Service to All
Proverbs 8:12-21
Characteristics of Wisdom That Can Become Ours
Some of The Consequences of Adultery
Proverbs 5:1–14
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This chapter is filled with strong warning against sexual sin. If any fall prey to a strange woman and her wicked seduction it is not because of lack of warning but because of willful neglect of instruction. Temptation in these matters has always been in the forefront of man’s problems. The life of many a young man has been ruined by a wicked woman. Her approach is flattering and her words are like honey and oil (v. 3). Some of the deadly consequences of adultery are as follows:
We are told “stay away from her - come not near her house” (v. 8). It is such a heart ache to hear of young men and some of them not so young who have fallen because they went “to see what it was like." Stay away! is the best advice. Dating standards based on Bible principles are so important!
Application
There are certain sins that will mark a man for life. Sex sins certainly fall into this category. It is true that God will forgive but the scars will remain. That is why it is so important that I like Daniel of old “purpose in my heart not to defile myself.”
Proverbs 5:1-14 (English Standard Version)
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