#Proverbs 7

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Warnings about the Adulteress

1 My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.

2 Keep my commandments and live. Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.

3 Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,

5 that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.

6 For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice.

7 I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

8 passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,

9 in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.

10 Look, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.

11 She is loud and defiant. Her feet do not stay in her house.

12 Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.

13 So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:

14 "Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. This day I have paid my vows.

15 Therefore I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.

16 I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let's take our fill of loving until the morning. Let's solace ourselves with loving.

19 For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on a long journey.

20 He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon."

21 With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.

22 He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool to the correction of the stocks.

23 Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.

24 Now therefore, son, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.

25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways. Do not go astray in her paths,

26 for she has thrown down many wounded. Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.

27 Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death. — Proverbs 7 | New Heart English Bible (NHEB) The New Heart English Bible is in the public domain Cross References: Genesis 3:1; Genesis 39:7; Genesis 42:35; Leviticus 7:11; Deuteronomy 32:10; Judges 5:28; Job 24:15; Psalm 59:3; Proverbs 1:22; Proverbs 2:1; Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 5:3; Proverbs 5:7-8; Proverbs 6:24; Proverbs 6:26; Proverbs 6:32; Proverbs 9:14; Proverbs 9:18; Proverbs 31:22; John 19:39; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Timothy 2:9; 1 Timothy 5:13

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[becomingtoday]

True L🩷ve

Honoring the wisdom and commandments of God as well as the inspiration and guidance available from Him within each can and does keep us safe. They protect us as we continue toward "Becoming Today".

Perhaps a bit misleading but today’s headline makes sense in a few moments. First though let me make it clear that this is not about romance, nor is it about hunting for a soul mate.  So what then does this have to do with true love? Glad you asked, it’s about what your true love should be. That’s where our discussion will lead us on this edition of “Becoming Today”.  We are continuing, now on…

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PROVERBS S.O.A.P. ~ CHAPTER 7

Tuesday, 2/21/23

SCRIPTURE:

So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery.

He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter.

He was like a stag caught in a trap, awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.

He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life.

~ Proverbs 7:21-23

OBSERVATION:

Sin usually entices and seduces with pretty speech…

…slowly… one word or image at a time…

Snares and traps are not meant to be seen “until it’s too late…”

How often have I been the “dumb ox” led into temptation one step at time…

…or flown full blown into something, not paying attention…

…or paying attention but thinking I can out maneuver the enemy on my own…

APPLICATION:

Always treasure His commands (v. 1)

Follow Him…

Don’t wander down the wayward path (v. 25)

PRAYER:

(Praying verses 24 and 25)

Saving Father God~ Forgive me fo not listening to or paying attention to Your Words… for allowing my heart and mind to stray, for wandering from the path, the Way, set out by Jesus.  May Your Holy Spirit continue guiding me back from the snare laden sidetracks that would entangle me… In Jesus’s Name, and for Your glory always…

Yours always, in Him…

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[wiirocku]

Proverbs 23:6-7 (NASB1995) - Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies; For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, “Eat and drink!” But his heart is not with you.

[aressida]

God is testing our hypocrisy, revealing the truth behind what we say and how we live. As it says in Matthew 15:8, 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.' We may hide from others, but not from God. He sees our hearts, like it says in 1 Samuel 16:7, 'People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.' We are called to live out our faith, not just speak it. James 1:22 reminds us to be 'doers of the word, not hearers only.' Through these trials, God refines us, testing our hearts like silver in the furnace (Proverbs 17:3).

[walkswithmyfather]

Matthew 7:15 (NIV). “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”

Matthew 10:16 (NIV). “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”

Proverbs 28:1 (NLT). “The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.”

Deuteronomy 31:6 (CEB). “Be strong! Be fearless! Don’t be afraid and don’t be scared by your enemies, because the LORD your God is the one who marches with you. He won’t let you down, and he won’t abandon you.”

“The enemy likes to hide wolves inside sheep's clothing but that's okay, Jehovah hides lions inside of lambs.” Amen! 🙏🕊🙌

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~ Scriptures about forgiveness ~

Matthew 6:15 "But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."

Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."

Colossians 3:13 "Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive."

Daniel 9:9 "To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him."

Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses."

Micah 7:18 "Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love."

Mark 11:25 "And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."

Luke 17:3-4 "Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him."

Luke 6:37 "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:"

Matthew 6:14 "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"

1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

Isaiah 1:8 "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."

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To understand all is to forgive all. -French Proverb 🇫🇷

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The Beginning of Knowledge

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. — Proverbs 1:7 | New King James Version (NKJV) The Holy Bible; New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. Cross References: Deuteronomy 4:6; Job 28:28; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 5:12; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 15:32

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Proverbs 1:7 in all English translations

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7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. 8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.

(Proverbs 3:7-8, ESV)

[wiirocku]

Proverbs 16:7 (NKJV) - When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

[elea-mar]

~ Nothing is so full of victory as patience