Proverbs 5:16–17 (NLT)- “Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone? You should reserve it for yourselves. Never share it with strangers.” The picture of “spilling water in the streets” helps us understand something valuable being used carelessly. Water represents something important and life-giving. In the same way,…
Proverbs 5:15–17 (NLT)- “Drink water from your own well, share your love only with your wife. Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone? You should reserve it for yourselves. Never share it with strangers. Drinking from your own well means that intimacy is a special gift meant…
Proverbs 5:13-14 (NLT)- “Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers? Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors? I have come to the brink of utter ruin, and now I must face public disgrace.” The words in this passage express deep regret from someone who wishes they had listened to wise guidance earlier in…
Proverbs 5:11–12 (NLT)- “In the end you will groan in anguish when disease consumes your body. You will say, “How I hated discipline! If only I had not ignored all the warnings!” This passage describes a moment when someone looks back with deep sorrow, wishing they had listened to guidance earlier. Discipline is not meant…
Proverbs 5:9–10 (NLT)- “If you do, you will lose your honor and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved. Strangers will consume your wealth, and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.” This passage in the Book of Proverbs gives a clear and sobering warning that we must not trade our…
Proverbs 5:9–10 (NLT)- “If you do, you will lose your honor and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved. Strangers will consume your wealth, and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.” Careless decisions and sinful compromises cost us far more than we realize. When we step outside of His wisdom,…
Proverbs 5:7–8 (NLT)- “So now, my sons, listen to me. Never stray from what I am about to say: Stay away from her! Don’t go near the door of her house!” God calls His children to stay far from temptation because the consequences of sexual sin can be costly to our destiny. Our choices affect…
Proverbs 5:7–8 (NLT)- “So now, my sons, listen to me. Never stray from what I am about to say: Stay away from her! Don’t go near the door of her house!” This verse teaches Christians the importance of setting boundaries when dealing with the opposite sex. The godly instruction to stay away is to protect…
Proverbs 5:5-6 (NLT)- “Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. For she cares nothing about the path to life. She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it.” When we choose to follow temptation we begin going doe. wrong path in life. This will lead to serious consequences…
Proverbs 5:3-4 (NLT)- “For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword.” This passage reminds us that things that seem sweet and appealing at first can lead to pain…