[:en]Our Daily Verse (4/1/21)[:]

[:en]SCRIPTURE:  PROVERBS 5

“For the lips of an adulteress drip honey,m and her speech is smoother than oi.; but in the end  she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.  Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave” (Proverbs 5:3-5)

“Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well” (Proverbs 5:15)

“May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth” (Proverbs 5:18)

“Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress?  Why embrace the bosom of another man’s wife?” (Proverbs 5:20)

“For a man’s ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all his paths.  The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.  He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly” (Proverbs 5:21-23)

WARNINGS AGAINST ADULTERY

DESCRIPTION OF AN ADULTERESS:

  1. Her lips drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil (v. 3)
  2. She is bitter as a gall, sharp as a double edged sword (v. 4)
  3. Her steps go down to death and her steps lead straight to the grave (v. 5)
  4. She gives no thought to the way of life (v. 6a)
  5. She does not know that her paths are crooked (v. 6b)

THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF SEXUAL SINS:

  1. Your strength is given to the one who is cruel (v. 9)
  2. Strangers will feast on your wealth and enrich your toil (v. 10)
  3. Your flesh and body are spent and at the end of your life, you will groan (v. 11)
  4. You regret  for refusing to be corrected and disciplined (v. 12)
  5. You come to the brink of utter ruin (v. 14)
  6. You will die for your own folly and for lack of discipline (v. 23)

ADVICES TO THE MARRIED COUPLES:

  1. Drink water from your own cistern; running water from your own well (v. 15)
  2. Never share your springs and streams of water with strangers (vs. 16-17)
  3. Rejoice in the wife of your youth (v. 18)
  4. Be captivated and satisfied by the love of your wife (v. 19)

In this world, commercialized sex has turned adultery into entertainment.  People should know what sexual immorality brings about.  It begins as something “sweet” but gradually turns into sour and bitter.  Instead of life, it ends in death.  Instead of freedom, it the worst kind of bondage.  Husband and wife should love each other.  Their marriage should be like a blessed fountain.  They should rejoice with each other in love.

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