잠언 Chapter 5

Translation: ESV

1

My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,

Key Message

Even the area of sexuality in life must be guided by wisdom, not by emotion.

▸Chapter 5 contains warnings about the enticement of the forbidden woman and sexual immorality.

Chapter 5 contains warnings about the enticement of the forbidden woman and sexual immorality. Before beginning wise instruction on sexual purity, the teacher urges listening to his wisdom. This is because decisions relating to sexuality must be made by wisdom, not by emotion.

Related Verses

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;
3

For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil,

Key Message

The temptation of sin approaches sweetly at first, but in the end it brings bitter results.

▸Temptation initially approaches with sweetness and attractiveness.

15

Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.

Key Message

Love within the marriage relationship is a life-giving spring; one should find full joy and satisfaction within it.

▸As an alternative to the temptation of the forbidden woman, the marriage relationship with one's own wife is compared to 'your own cistern' and 'your own well.

21

For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths.

Key Message

God sees all human paths; this fact is both the foundation of moral life and the assurance of God's guidance.

▸God's omniscience is the foundation of moral life.