Proverbs 2:16-19 “Wisdom Blessing #4: Protection from the Evil Woman”

(16) To deliver you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with her words, (17) who forsakes the companion of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God. (18) For her house leads down to death, and her paths to the dead; (19) none who go to her return, nor do they regain the paths of life

She’s beautiful. She’s giving you a lot of attention. She wants more. A lot more.

You have desires. You have needs. You want more. A lot more.

How will you resist her temptation? You probably won’t. You’ve already gone far. You’ve already let your mind go down the wrong path. You have given into lust and it is now controlling your thoughts. You have already put yourself in a compromising position.

How does wisdom deliver you from the immoral woman? When the seductress begins to flatter you, wisdom sends up the red flags. You never allow your mind to dwell on her, her words, or her physical beauty. Wisdom is stopping it before it gets started. Wisdom allows you to recognize that she does not have your best interest in mind. She wants what she can get out of you. Wisdom allows you to recognize the consequences of going down this path before you ever set foot on this path. Momentary pleasure = Lifetime of suffering.

She has abandon previous lovers. She has abandon God. She will derail you from the right path, causing you to leave God. In the end, she will bring you more misery than you ever thought possible. You will never recover. Momentary pleasure = Lifetime of suffering. Is it really worth it?

Proverbs provides two lengthy descriptions of the immoral woman and the results of giving in to her words. They are listed below and worthy of your time to read and understand them. Inoculate yourself now so that when the temptation comes, you will be able to flee.

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Related Scriptures: Proverbs 5:3-20; 7:5-23; 1 Corinthians 6:18

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What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely.

Proverbs 5:3-6 “Too High a Price”

“For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Her feet go down to death, her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.”

In addition to wisdom, avoiding the promiscuous woman is a common theme in Proverbs. No doubt Solomon warns his son of this danger because he realized the damage that could be done. (Ecclesiastes 7:26). In his latter years, he had many wives and many concubines. While this may have been pleasurable for a season, it led his heart away from God to idolatry, which in turn caused the nation to divide. All men should heed this warning: the cost of immoral sexual gratification is much too high – it takes away your very life.

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Related Scriptures: Proverbs 2:18-19; 6:24-35; 7:21-23; 9:18; Revelation 17:2-6

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“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” – 1 Corinthians 6:18-20