609_A warning against sexual sin (Prov 5) Proverbs 5:1-6 My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, 2 that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge. 3 For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil, 4 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol; 6 she does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it. 15-17 Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. 16 Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets? 17 Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you. A pastor once shared a story about a man who came to him in deep distress. This man had not committed adultery in the physical sense, at least not as the world defines it. He was faithful in attendance, respected in the church, and devoted to his family. Yet behind closed doors, he carried a hidden habit—hours spent consuming explicit content online. Over time, he noticed a slow erosion in his spiritual life. Prayer became dry, Scripture lost its sweetness, and intimacy with his wife felt strained and hollow. What disturbed him most was not just guilt, but the realization that his heart had been quietly drifting away from God. What he once thought was harmless entertainment had begun to shape his desires, expectations, and loyalties. This quiet collapse of the inner life is precisely what the book of Proverbs warns us about long before the act ever becomes public. Proverbs chapter 5 addresses a subject that is both important and delicate. It is framed as the loving counsel of a wise father speaking to his son, urging him to stay away from the “strange woman,” a term used to describe sexual relationships outside the covenant of marriage. The father is not merely issuing moral rules; he is appealing to wisdom, foresight, and the preservation of life itself. He understands that sexual sin does not announce its destructive power upfront. It begins with flattery, curiosity, and desire, but it ends with regret, bondage, and loss. We live in a world saturated with voices that speak freely—and often falsely—about sex. Movies, advertisements, social media, and popular culture present distorted ideas that separate sexual desire from commitment, responsibility, and holiness. But Scripture offers us a balanced, truthful view straight from the heart of God. When God created man and woman, He created them in His own image and commanded them to be fruitful and multiply. This command was given before sin entered the world. Sexual intimacy within marriage was God’s design, a gift meant to unite a man and a woman in covenantal love, trust, and joy. Sin did not create sex; sin corrupted it. When sin entered the world, Satan twisted this God-given gift into a tool for destruction. What was meant to bond has been used to break. What was designed to draw
