I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Proverbs 5-8.

    The bulk of today’s passage is a warning to stay away from adulterous women and to avoid sexual entanglement with other men’s wives. The writer addresses himself to men in this passage, but I believe that similar advice applies to women as well. Someone who will not keep their marriage vows will lead you to destruction, being that person who fails to keep their marriage vows is worse. Mixed in with the writers advice against adultery is an admonishment to live a disciplined life. The writer ties a lack of discipline, laziness, and adultery together as failures to apply wisdom. He views all three as varied symptoms of the same illness. Spending our time and resources pursuing sexual relations with someone other than our spouse takes away from gathering resources for the lean times and using those resources to serve God.

    Wisdom is there for the taking for anyone who desires it. All one needs to do is embrace integrity and truth while avoiding wickedness and deceit. God built all of creation with wisdom, which means that we can use wisdom to understand His creation. Wisdom, prudence, and discretion are siblings. Pride and arrogance oppose wisdom and knowledge. The simple and foolish do not need to remain simple and foolish. If they embrace fear of the Lord and put their trust in Him wisdom will come to them and take them by the hand.