Proverbs 5
reading: Proverbs 5
personal thoughts:
I don’t really have any specific verses that stood out to me this time, but more of a general feel for the entire Proverb. It seems to me to be a common sense slap in the face; it has a “you know better than this, and you know what will happen” kind of feeling. But still there are so many souls in the world who fall into the traps warned against in Proverbs 5.
But here’s what I think. Even though my Bible prefaces this Proverb with “Warning Against Adultery”, I really think that it refers to so much more than that. I think it also reflects the love that man has for the world, rather than the love he has for the LORD. It’s like we commit adultery against Him when we turn to our own desires and our own judgment rather than His.
Proverbs 5:5-6
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 are crooked, but she knows not.
When we are lovers of the world and not of the Word, our path goes astray. She (the world) leads us to the grave – to an eternal separation from our creator. Her paths are crooked, as opposed to the way of the LORD, who will make our paths straight (Proverbs 3:6). Proverbs 5:11-14 reminds me of how I’ve so often heard of people who, at the end of their lives, regret the way that they’ve lived and wasted the time that God gave them. I don’t want to be one of those people. I want to be the kind that looks back and sees much fruit from my vine. Prune me as necessary to make sure that I continue to bear fruit, Lord!
…And then I have to admit, I really liked this passage:
Proverbs 5:18-19
18 Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 As a loving hind and a graceful doe,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be exhilarated always with her love.
…I know that I still feel that way about my husband (well, in a female to male way, not vice versa as described in the Proverb, of course!). I can’t even imagine the desire of wanting anything but him. God truly blessed me when He put us together!!