#bible #Biblestudy #proverbs #proverbs5 # Proverbs 05 > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[Proverbs Overview]] --- ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) ### Avoid Immoral Women 5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;     listen carefully to my wise counsel. 2 Then you will show discernment,     and your lips will express what you’ve learned. 3 For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,     and her mouth is smoother than oil. 4 But in the end she is as bitter as poison,     as dangerous as a double-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death;     her steps lead straight to the grave. 6 For she cares nothing about the path to life.     She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it. 7 So now, my sons, listen to me.     Never stray from what I am about to say: 8 Stay away from her!     Don’t go near the door of her house! 9 If you do, you will lose your honor     and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved. 10 Strangers will consume your wealth,     and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor. 11 In the end you will groan in anguish     when disease consumes your body. 12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!     If only I had not ignored all the warnings! 13 Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers?     Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors? 14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin,     and now I must face public disgrace.” 15 Drink water from your own well—     share your love only with your wife. 16 Why spill the water of your springs in the streets,     having sex with just anyone? 17 You should reserve it for yourselves.     Never share it with strangers. 18 Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.     Rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.     Let her breasts satisfy you always.     May you always be captivated by her love. 20 Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman,     or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman? 21 For the Lord sees clearly what a man does,     examining every path he takes. 22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins;     they are ropes that catch and hold him. 23 He will die for lack of self-control;     he will be lost because of his great foolishness. --- ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary 1-14- Be careful not to fall to fleeting temptations. 15-20- Focus on building up your marriage, not find a new one. 21-23- The Lord sees our hearts and does not stop the evil from falling down. --- ## 🤔 Interesting Facts - Chapter 5 contains one of the most detailed biblical warnings against adultery. - The imagery used—“her feet go down to death”—highlights the spiritual and physical consequences of sexual sin. - The concept of marital fidelity is celebrated as a joyful and holy relationship, not merely a duty. - This chapter addresses both the seductiveness and the consequences of illicit relationships, offering a holistic moral warning. - It emphasizes that God sees all actions, including secret sins, and holds people accountable. --- ## 🧠 Chapter Summary **Main Teaching**: Proverbs 5 warns against the allure of adultery and highlights the consequences of sexual immorality. It commends faithfulness in marriage and describes intimacy with one’s spouse as a joyful and honorable path. **How It Fits in Proverbs**: This chapter applies wisdom to one of the most dangerous areas of life—sexual behavior—and emphasizes the protective nature of godly instruction. It builds on the theme that wisdom leads to life and sin leads to ruin. **Apologetic Insight**: Proverbs 5 strongly affirms the biblical sexual ethic in contrast to modern views that normalize or celebrate sexual freedom. It argues that sexual boundaries are not restrictive but life-giving, and that moral failure has personal, relational, and spiritual consequences. --- ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application - 📌 Sexual immorality leads to regret and destruction. - 📌 Marital faithfulness is to be cherished and enjoyed. - 📌 God sees and weighs every path we take. #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ If you’re married, plan a date night to intentionally invest in your relationship. - ✅ Avoid flirtatious or inappropriate conversations with people outside your marriage. - ✅ Read a Bible verse on purity and ask God for strength to resist temptation. - ✅ Think through where you’re most tempted and create boundaries to avoid those places or situations. - ✅ Practice contentment by thanking God today for your spouse or for His plan for your future. --- ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember **📖 Proverbs 5:21** “For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths.” - **Why it matters**: In a chapter warning against sexual immorality, this verse reminds us that God sees everything—not to shame us, but to keep us walking in holiness. --- ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 1 Corinthians 6:18–20 – “Flee from sexual immorality… your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.” - 🔗 Hebrews 13:4 – “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure…” - 🔗 Matthew 5:28 – “Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” --- ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..." --- ## 📂 Tags