5:3
The "immoral woman" is a prostitute. Proverbs includes many warnings against illicit sex for several reasons.
First, a prostitute's charm is used as an example of any temptation to do wrong or to leave the pursuit of wisdom.
Second, sexual immorality of any kind was and still is extremely dangerous because it destroys family life, erodes a personal ability to love, degrades human beings and turns them into object, can lead to disease, and can result in unwanted children.
Third, sexual immorality is against God's law.
5:3-8
Any person should be on guard against those who use flattery and smooth talk (lips that "are as sweet as honey") that would lead him or her into sin. The best advice is to take a detour and even void conversation with such people.
5:11-13
At the end of your life, it will be too late to ask for advice. When desire is fully activated, people don't want advice - they want satisfaction. The best time to learn the dangers and foolishness and going after forbidden sex (or anything else that is harmful) is long before the temptation comes. Resistance is easier if the decision has already been made. Don't wait to see what happens. Prepare for temptation by deciding now how you will act when you face it.
5:15
"Drink water from your own well" is a picture of faithfulness in marriage. It means to enjoy the spouse God has given you. In desert lands, water is precious, and well is a family's most important possession. In old testament times, it was considered a crime to steal water from someone else's well, just as it was a crime to have intercourse with another person's spouse. In both cases, the offender endangers the health and security of family.
5:15-21
In contrast to much of what we read, see, and hear today, this passage urges couples to look to each other for lifelong satisfaction and companionship. Many temptations entice husbands and wives to leave when marriage becomes dull in order to find excitement and pleasures elsewhere. But God designed marriage and sanctified it, and only within this covenant relationship can we find real love and fulfilment. Don't let God's best for you be wasted on the illusion of greener pastures somewhere else. Instead, rejoice with your spouse as you give yourself to God and to each other.
5:18-20
God never intended marriage to become boring, lifeless, and dull. Sex is a gift God gives to married people for their mutual enjoyment. Real happiness comes when we decide to find pleasure in the spouse God has given us and to commit ourselves in meeting his or her needs. The real danger is in doubting that God knows and cares for us. We then may resent His timing and carelessly pursue sexual pleasure without His blessing.
The "immoral woman" is a prostitute. Proverbs includes many warnings against illicit sex for several reasons.
First, a prostitute's charm is used as an example of any temptation to do wrong or to leave the pursuit of wisdom.
Second, sexual immorality of any kind was and still is extremely dangerous because it destroys family life, erodes a personal ability to love, degrades human beings and turns them into object, can lead to disease, and can result in unwanted children.
Third, sexual immorality is against God's law.
5:3-8
Any person should be on guard against those who use flattery and smooth talk (lips that "are as sweet as honey") that would lead him or her into sin. The best advice is to take a detour and even void conversation with such people.
5:11-13
At the end of your life, it will be too late to ask for advice. When desire is fully activated, people don't want advice - they want satisfaction. The best time to learn the dangers and foolishness and going after forbidden sex (or anything else that is harmful) is long before the temptation comes. Resistance is easier if the decision has already been made. Don't wait to see what happens. Prepare for temptation by deciding now how you will act when you face it.
5:15
"Drink water from your own well" is a picture of faithfulness in marriage. It means to enjoy the spouse God has given you. In desert lands, water is precious, and well is a family's most important possession. In old testament times, it was considered a crime to steal water from someone else's well, just as it was a crime to have intercourse with another person's spouse. In both cases, the offender endangers the health and security of family.
5:15-21
In contrast to much of what we read, see, and hear today, this passage urges couples to look to each other for lifelong satisfaction and companionship. Many temptations entice husbands and wives to leave when marriage becomes dull in order to find excitement and pleasures elsewhere. But God designed marriage and sanctified it, and only within this covenant relationship can we find real love and fulfilment. Don't let God's best for you be wasted on the illusion of greener pastures somewhere else. Instead, rejoice with your spouse as you give yourself to God and to each other.
5:18-20
God never intended marriage to become boring, lifeless, and dull. Sex is a gift God gives to married people for their mutual enjoyment. Real happiness comes when we decide to find pleasure in the spouse God has given us and to commit ourselves in meeting his or her needs. The real danger is in doubting that God knows and cares for us. We then may resent His timing and carelessly pursue sexual pleasure without His blessing.
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