Proverbs 5:1-23
Warning Against Adultery
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom,
turn your ear to my words of insight,
2 that you may maintain discretion
and your lips may preserve knowledge.
3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil;
4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,
sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.
6 She gives no thought to the way of life;
her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.
7 Now then, my sons, listen to me;
do not turn aside from what I say.
8 Keep to a path far from her,
do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you lose your honor to others
and your dignity to one who is cruel,
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth
and your toil enrich the house of another.
11 At the end of your life you will groan,
when your flesh and body are spent.
12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
How my heart spurned correction!
13 I would not obey my teachers
or turn my ear to my instructors.
14 And I was soon in serious trouble
in the assembly of God’s people.”
15 Drink water from your own cistern,
running water from your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with strangers.
18 May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife?
Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
21 For your ways are in full view of the LORD,
and he examines all your paths.
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;
the cords of their sins hold them fast.
23 For lack of discipline they will die,
led astray by their own great folly.
There are several warnings against adultery in the Book of Proverbs...The adulteress' lips drip of honey and her speech is smoother than oil...But in the end she is sharp as a double edged sword...She gives no thought to the way of life you have had or will have...She is all about the present moment...Her steps lead straight to the grave...We should keep a path far from her, and do not go near her door...Adultery is powerful, and an interesting mystery...This mystery and intrigue seems to tug at some and draw them in...All of this intrigue is for the pleasure of the moment and them it is gone...The mystery, the intrigue, the relentless pull has vanished...The appearances are seen as deceiving...The sweet oil, after a period of time, becomes a bitter tasting gall...
Adultery can destroy marriages, their families, reputations, character and is costly in many ways...God who is always with us and watching...What was thought that was done in secret is fully exposed...Someone was watching...We have no secrets from our LORD...
The author tells us to rejoice in the wife of our youths...May she always satisfy, and may we always be captivated by our wife's love...When we lack discipline, let us pray...God makes all things new...Even our relationships...God created man...Man's views are in full view for Him...He examines and watches all our paths...