God’s Exact Warning on the Peril of Adultery

“My son, pay attention to my wisdom; lend your ear to my understanding, that you may preserve discretion, and your lips may keep knowledge.  For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; but in the end she…

The Rewards of Marriage

      As created by God, marriage is intended to be a rich and wonderful blessing to humanity.  As enunciated by Solomon in Proverbs 5:15-17, marriage requires diligent labor, focused attention, and exclusivity.  When these essentials are generously supplied by a married couple, Solomon promises…

The Requirements of Marriage

       In Solomon’s counsel to his son in Proverbs 5:15-17, he emphasizes the requirements of marriage with these words: “Drink water from your own cistern and running water from your own well.  Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, streams of water in the streets? …

Three Immutable Truths Ignored by the Immoral

       In describing the process by which a temptation goes from an innate, natural desire to sin and spiritual death (James 1:14-15), God’s inspired penman used a hunting term—“drawn away” (i.e. lured out of a place of safety)—and a fishing term—“enticed” (i.e. a baited…

A Wise and Winning Strategy for Sexual Purity

       After stating three somber truths about a virtue-less woman—she has lying lips; she introduces devastating consequences to your lives; she is unpredictable and manipulative (Proverbs 5:3-6), Solomon addresses all of his offspring with these words, “Therefore hear me now, my children, and do not…