Sex Education Solomon Style - Part 1
Proverbs 5-7
Skip Heitzig
Proverbs 5 (NKJV™) | |
1 | My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding, |
2 | That you may preserve discretion, And your lips may keep knowledge. |
3 | For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil; |
4 | But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. |
5 | Her feet go down to death, Her steps lay hold of hell. |
6 | Lest you ponder her path of life--Her ways are unstable; You do not know them. |
7 | Therefore hear me now, my children, And do not depart from the words of my mouth. |
8 | Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house, |
9 | Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one; |
10 | Lest aliens be filled with your wealth, And your labors go to the house of a foreigner; |
11 | And you mourn at last, When your flesh and your body are consumed, |
12 | And say: "How I have hated instruction, And my heart despised correction! |
13 | I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me! |
14 | I was on the verge of total ruin, In the midst of the assembly and congregation." |
15 | Drink water from your own cistern, And running water from your own well. |
16 | Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets? |
17 | Let them be only your own, And not for strangers with you. |
18 | Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth. |
19 | As a loving deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love. |
20 | For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman, And be embraced in the arms of a seductress? |
21 | For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He ponders all his paths. |
22 | His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin. |
23 | He shall die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. |
Proverbs 6 (NKJV™) | |
1 | My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, |
2 | You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. |
3 | So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; Plead with your friend. |
4 | Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids. |
5 | Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler. |
6 | Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, |
7 | Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, |
8 | Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. |
9 | How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? |
10 | A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep-- |
11 | So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man. |
12 | A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth; |
13 | He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers; |
14 | Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord. |
15 | Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly; Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy. |
16 | These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: |
17 | A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, |
18 | A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, |
19 | A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren. |
20 | My son, keep your father's command, And do not forsake the law of your mother. |
21 | Bind them continually upon your heart; Tie them around your neck. |
22 | When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you. |
23 | For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, |
24 | To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress. |
25 | Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids. |
26 | For by means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread; And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life. |
27 | Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? |
28 | Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared? |
29 | So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent. |
30 | People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving. |
31 | Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house. |
32 | Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul. |
33 | Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will not be wiped away. |
34 | For jealousy is a husband's fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. |
35 | He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts. |
Proverbs 7 (NKJV™) | |
1 | My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you. |
2 | Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye. |
3 | Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. |
4 | Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your nearest kin, |
5 | That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words. |
6 | For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, |
7 | And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding, |
8 | Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house |
9 | In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night. |
10 | And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart. |
11 | She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home. |
12 | At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner. |
13 | So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him: |
14 | "I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows. |
15 | So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you. |
16 | I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen. |
17 | I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. |
18 | Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love. |
19 | For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey; |
20 | He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day." |
21 | With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him. |
22 | Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks, |
23 | Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life. |
24 | Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth: |
25 | Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths; |
26 | For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men. |
27 | Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death. |
New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved.
One of the best ways to grow a healthy, beautiful garden is to care for it consistently, including nurturing the soil and guarding against weeds and insects. Similarly, the healthiest marriages are nurtured, protected, and as a result, enjoyed. Skip Heitzig teaches that a biblical point of view for marriage is one where both spouses are offering ongoing care and fulfillment as a major defense against infidelity. This series points out the foundational ways to cultivate a continual intimate relationship with your spouse.
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