The Scorpion’s Sting

Proverbs 6:20-35

Warning Against Adultery
20 My son, keep your father's commands
and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyes,

26 for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread,
and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothes being burned?

28 Can a man walk on hot coals
without his feet being scorched?

29 So is he who sleeps with another man's wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.

34 for jealousy arouses a husband's fury,
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

35 He will not accept any compensation;
he will refuse the bribe, however great it is.

Reflection of Bee:

Can a man accept a woman who has been raped as his gf or wife? In a show I watched yesterday, the male character couldn't face the fact that his gf was raped and finally they broke off. Jealousy can be strong as death... something we must all remember, especially for men. Once again, men are warned not to fall for the external beauty of a women or they may be asking for trouble.

The strong warning in the above passage is important for us to take heed. We can't play with fire and not be burned.

Dear Lord,
Thank You for reminding me to be careful of any pitfall in relationship that may not honor Your name, which is not good for me. I pray that You will protect me from all harm and danger. Keep me pure in Your sight always.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.