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Send us Fan Mail Double Whammy 29 So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife.     He who embraces her will not go unpunished. 30 Excuses might be found for a thief     who steals because he is starving. 31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,     even if he has to sell everything in his house. Verses 30-31 This thief is hungry. He has no food. His family a...

Send us Fan Mail God's Duh! 27 Can a man scoop a flame into his lap     and not have his clothes catch on fire? 28 Can he walk on hot coals     and not blister his feet? Verses 27-28 Fire is dangerous. It can burn you. Use fire carefully! Sex is also dangerous. You should only have sex with your husband or wife. Otherwise, it is dangerous. Be careful! Our evil actions are dangerous. These act...

Send us Fan Mail The Seducer 25 Don’t lust for her beauty.     Don’t let her coy glances seduce you. 26 For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,     but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life. In Proverbs 6:25-29, Solomon explains about punishment. A husband will punish the man that sleeps with the husband’s wife. In the same way, our evil behaviour leads to punishment. God wi...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdoms Light 22 When you walk, their counsel will lead you.     When you sleep, they will protect you.     When you wake up, they will advise you. 23 For their command is a lamp     and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline     is the way to life. 24 It will keep you from the immoral woman,     from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman. Verse 22 Life is like...

Send us Fan Mail Gods Protecting Word Verses 20-21 We should love wisdom. Wisdom should be in our hearts and in our minds. We cannot physically keep wisdom in our hearts. We might not physically carry wise words about our necks. But we can live in a wise manner. If you want daily truth in a raw, simple format… come follow us on TikTok at Wisdom for the Day — RAW. Real truth. Real moments. Real God...

Send us Fan Mail Seven Things The Lord Hates Verse 16 Verses 16-19 use a different style of poetry. The poet writes a list of things that God opposes. This style is also in Proverbs 30 and in the Book of Amos. The numbers in these lists are not important. However, the subjects are important. Here the poet tells us that God hates these evil actions. Verse 17 ‘Proud eyes’. The poet is describing som...

Send us Fan Mail Destiny of Wicked Men Verses 12-15 Sometimes, an evil person is easy to identify. At other times, we must be careful. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 mentions a ‘secret’ evil power. The evil man in verses 12-15 is dangerous because his evil plan is secret. His signals are small, but these signals might help us to identify him. Matthew 7:15-20 explains how to identify evil people. We must look...

Send us Fan Mail Warning Lazy People Verses 9-11 Solomon emphasises that we must not be lazy. When it is time to work, we must not sleep. In verse 9, Solomon asks the sleeper how long he will sleep. In verse 10, we hear what the sleeper thinks. He does not want to get up. However, he must wake. It is time to work. It is as if a thief is at the door. The sleeper must act quickly. Otherwise, he is i...

Send us Fan Mail Ants Verses 6-8 As Christians, we should work. We might have a job. We might look after people, for example our families. We might do God’s work, perhaps as a church leader. We might do various tasks. Whatever we do, we should not be lazy. Solomon writes about insects. Ants are a common type of insect. Ants work together, in groups. They are wise because they store food. They do n...

Send us Fan Mail Debt Options Verse 4 If we want freedom, then we must not be lazy. We must not delay until tomorrow. If we delay, then we might never take action. God calls us to trust him now. Do not be like King Agrippa. Paul spoke to the king about Jesus. Agrippa answered, ‘You cannot persuade me so quickly to become a Christian.’ He was not ready to trust God. Perhaps he was never ready to tr...

Send us Fan Mail Foolish Debt Verses 1-2 In this poem, Solomon compares our mistakes to a hunter’s trap. When a hunter works, he may build traps. He hides his traps so that animals will not see them. He hopes that the animals will fall into his traps. Then he can kill and eat the animals. In our lives, our mistakes can be like traps. Perhaps we want to do the right thing. Perhaps our plans are goo...

Send us Fan Mail Adultery Trap Verses 22-23 The evil man is foolish. He thinks that he is free. But his evil behaviour will make him into a slave. He can hide his actions from other people. But he cannot hide from God (Numbers 32:23). This man’s evil behaviour will destroy him. This man should invite God into his life. This man needs to ask God to forgive him. God will save the evil man, but only...

Send us Fan Mail Mans Ruin Perhaps, like David, we do some wrong things in secret (2 Samuel chapters 11 and 12). A woman might tempt a man. They might think that nobody knows. They are wrong because God knows. He sees our secret actions. He knows everything that we do in private. Like David, if we have done wrong things, we should turn to God. David’s prayer in Psalm 51 will help us to understand...

Send us Fan Mail Marriage Provision Marriage is God’s gift. A husband and wife should give themselves to each other. They should enjoy their marriage. They should love each other. They attract each other, and this is good. If you want daily truth in a raw, simple format… come follow us on TikTok at Wisdom for the Day — RAW. Real truth. Real moments. Real God. @wisdomfortheday Support the show Webs...

Send us Fan Mail Marriage Gift Verses 15-16 Here, Solomon talks about water. In dry countries, water is valuable. Clean water is very precious. You should not waste water. It should not flow into the streets. It should not pour out, into the town. Your family and your animals should drink it. You should water your crops. Use it wisely! Think about your own life in the same way. You should use your...

Send us Fan Mail Adultery Consequences Verses 13-14 These verses teach us the result, if we live for our desires. In the end our wrong desires will ruin us. They will bring us to despair. Solomon warns his son. He explains what will happen to a foolish son. The son will become an old man one day. Then the son will ask himself what his life achieved. He will see that he achieved nothing. He ruined...

Send us Fan Mail The Ruin of Adultery Solomon advises that his son should not even meet the married woman. Solomon’s son must be very careful. He should not enter her house. He should not even walk near her door. If the son walks near her door, then he might enter. If he enters, he might listen to her. Her speech is attractive (verse 3). She will tempt him. If he listens to her, he might want to h...

Send us Fan Mail Verse 5 If our behaviour is evil, then the result, in the end, is death. Solomon’s son might die if he follows the married woman. Solomon does not say how his son could die. The woman’s angry husband may kill the young man. The woman herself might be a murderer. Or the whole town might punish the son for his evil actions. Occasionally, evil actions lead straight to death. Usually,...

Send us Fan Mail Verse 3 Evil ideas, a married woman attracts a young man. She seems so beautiful. When he kisses her, her lips seem to taste like honey. When he listens to her, her words are so attractive. He does not think about the woman’s husband. He does not think about God’s law. He does not even think about the results of his actions. He only thinks about her. Sometimes evil ideas attract u...

Send us Fan Mail Chapter 5 is a poem. The poem has two subjects: 1. A married woman tempts a man who is not her husband. 2. Evil things are like this woman, because sometimes these things attract us. But evil things offend God. We must obey God, and refuse to do evil things. Solomon discusses both subjects at the same time. This is similar to Proverbs 2:16-19. The actions of the woman show us how...

Send us Fan Mail Verses 26-27 Again, this compares life to a journey. We will live ‘the best life’ if we obey God. This is like the best route for a journey. If we serve God, then we will help other people. We will be like a postman who brings good news. ‘On the mountains, the postman takes a good message. He has good news about peace and rescue. He says to Jerusalem, “God is king.” ’ (Isaiah 52:7...

Send us Fan Mail Verse 23 We should be careful about our thoughts. We should love good things and hate evil things. Verse 24 James 3:1-12 explains this verse. James compares our tongues to a fire. Our words can be powerful. We can use words to say good things. But we can use words to say evil things, too. Our mouths can praise God, but they can curse other people. We must be careful about our word...

Send us Fan Mail Wise words are like medicine. They benefit every part of our bodies. Verses 20-22 These verses show us the subject of this passage. Each chapter of Proverbs 1-7 begins in a similar style. Here the subject is health. Wisdom is like a medicine, because wisdom improves our lives. Unlike a medicine, wisdom does not heal our bodies. Wisdom heals our spirits. Wisdom leads us to God. If...

Send us Fan Mail Verses 18-19 This is a beautiful short poem. It contrasts a good man and an evil man. Sometimes people think that everyone is the same. Some people say that everyone is good. The Bible does not say this. The Bible says that we all have turned from God. We must turn back to him. Only God can make us good. The good man has a good life. He does not yet know everything that God wants...

Send us Fan Mail We must not do the same things that evil people do. Their behaviour is never wise. If we copy their actions, then we are in great danger. Verse 16 As Solomon emphasises the lesson, he uses humour. He tells us to imagine the evil man. This man is a very evil man. So, he cannot even sleep until he has done an evil action. At midnight he gets up. He has still not done his evil action...