Proverbs 7:5
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That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
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Man! It is God's blessing to have a wife as your life companion and lover (18:22; 19:14; Gen 2:18; Eccl 9:9; Heb 13:4). Any other woman, though you may know her, though you may want her, is a stranger. She cannot be your companion or lover. She is an outsider, a foreigner, to your marriage. Solomon warned long and loud against the sin of adultery.
Sexual sin is a great threat to wisdom, success, and prosperity. It corrupts and enslaves body and soul (5:20-23; 7:22-27). History reveals the destroyed lives of men, who did not resist the advances or availability of a woman outside their marriages. From princes to paupers, men have been seduced and sacrificed by adulterous women (23:27-28; 31:3).
What is a strange woman? Solomon used this descriptive phrase to describe an adulteress or whore (2:16; 5:3,10,20; 6:24; 7:5; 20:16; 22:14; 23:27,33; 27:13). Jephthah was the son of a strange woman, because his father conceived him with a harlot (Judges 11:1-2).
How is she strange? Does it only apply to liaisons with unknown partners? No, the word is used to describe a woman with whom you have no rights for intimate companionship or sexual pleasures. She is outside your marriage. She is a foreigner to your bed. She belongs to another man, either father or husband. You have no marital rights to her.
Where is she found? Anywhere, today! Street prostitutes and hired escorts are extreme examples. Women's liberation and Hollywood give every woman the right to sex, so she is in the office, the neighborhood, the gym, or even church. The perilous times of the last days turn even Christian girls and women into whores (II Tim 3:1-5; II Pet 2:10-19).
Consensual sex is a lie - your Creator God has not consented! It does not matter that she is willing, wanting, or eager! The King of heaven is angry, jealous, and provoked! Do not call it a "victimless" crime! The Lord is a victim of your moral rebellion! And there are always other victims to sexual sins, even if you are too selfish or stupid to consider them.
Flattery is her tool. Men are helpless before the smooth praise of a whore (2:16; 5:3; 6:24; 7:21). Here are two lessons: men must avoid communication with flirting women, and wives should praise their husbands. Godly men will guard exchanges with women other than their wives in person, by phone, by email, or by letter. It is for your life.
Solomon diligently tried to warn his son (7:1-3). How well will you listen? Wisdom, success, and prosperity are impossible, if you allow strange women any place in your life.
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