잠언 Chapter 7

Translation: ESV

1

My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you;

Key Message

Keeping the words of wisdom in one's heart is the most powerful weapon against temptation.

▸Chapter 7 emphasizes the commands of wisdom through the vivid story of a young man being tempted by the forbidden woman.

Chapter 7 emphasizes the commands of wisdom through the vivid story of a young man being tempted by the forbidden woman. Instruction in story form strikes the heart more powerfully than abstract principles. The teacher conveys what he himself witnessed from a window, showing the process of sin step by step.

Related Verses

I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
2

keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;

Key Message

Keeping wisdom's words as the apple of one's eye is the path of life.

▸The expression 'keep.

4

Say to wisdom, 'You are my sister,' and call insight your intimate friend,

Key Message

Forming an intimate relationship with wisdom is the inner strength that overcomes the temptation of the forbidden woman.

▸Calling wisdom 'sister' and 'intimate friend' means entering into an intimate relationship with wisdom.

22

All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast

Key Message

Following the temptation of sin is the foolishness of walking toward one's own destruction.

▸The young man who has yielded to temptation is compared to an ox going to the slaughter.