New King James Version (NKJV)
My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your nearest kin,
5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.
2 Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your nearest kin,
5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.
The Crafty Harlot
6 For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice,
7 And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
8 Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house
9 In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night.
7 And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
8 Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house
9 In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night.
10 And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
11 She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home.
12 At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.
13 So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:
14 “I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows.
15 So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face,And I have found you.
11 She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home.
12 At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.
13 So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:
14 “I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows.
15 So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face,And I have found you.
16 I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey;
20 He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day.”
17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey;
20 He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day.”
21 With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him.
22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,[a]
23 Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.
22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,[a]
23 Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.
24 Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths;
26 For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.
27 Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.
25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths;
26 For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.
27 Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.
As one can see verses 6-27 talk about a harlot woman or at least that's what the subhead line says. Those verses are for another day. The ones I want to talk about is verses 1-5 or at least 1-3.
Everything we are every going to need has already been spoken. In reality, God never has to speak another word again if He didn't want to. He spoke once, He doesn't have to do it again but thank goodness, He's not like that. Instead, He speaks to His children through His written commandments making it possible for us to live a life of freedom today. He made a way of showing how He feels about any given subject but also He's made it possible for the very words He spoken to come alive through His son, Jesus, who came not only to reinstate what God thought but to fulfill what God spoken. Jesus is the living word. Spoken into existence way before the foundation of the world. We are to treasure Him like no other. We are to guard and protect our relationship we have with the written word.
Jesus said it all, did it all, and we must live a life sold out for Him. No matter what the cost. We can not let anything deter us from Him. He has to become the very breath we breath. We must rely on Him, trust in Him, and think His thoughts if we are ever going to make it in this world. So I ask you, won't you join me in making Jesus the apple of your eye by allowing the very breath of who He is to come and overtake your life and set you off on an adventure that is far greater than anything you can even think or imagine?
God Bless.
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