These verses show us what impact wisdom
will have on a person that possesses it. When wisdom has entered a person’s
heart, it will set his attitude right. His soul will be delightfully blessed
with knowledge. Wisdom will give him the capacity to act and live with
discretion and understanding and be preserved from false ways. Wisdom is
necessitated because of the threats a young man will face from two fronts.
First, he has to battle the influence of evil man. Secondly, he has to confront
the enticement of strange woman.
The evil man is a proud man. He
walks with pride in his heart and is totally devoid of any reliance on God. Such
a person also speaks perverse things, seeking to influence the simple and
uninitiated, luring them into the paths of unrighteousness. If followed on, the
perverse talk of the evil man will also entice him to walk in the ways of
darkness and duplicity. On the other hand, God’s truths will guide him to wise
walk. They are set to deliver the simple from a self-absorbed life, empowering
them to avoid warped and perverse paths.
One person we will find flitting in
and out of the pages of proverbs is the strange woman. Who exactly is she?
What’s her intention? What was Solomon showing concerning this strange woman?
More than a symbol of impurity and uncleanness, this strange woman speaks of
immorality and contradicting virtues. She is also referred to here as an
adulteress. We see the description of a woman devoid of propriety who
nefariously traffic her body and soul to the unwary young. She is one who had
forgotten her marital covenant, forsaken her pledge to faithfulness and given
herself up to impure desires and soul-destroying hankers. Pursuing after
strange woman leads to the way of death. But for the mercy and grace of God,
one who is ensnared and fallen into her path will find it hard to recover. The
ravage and cost of an illicit relationship is incalculable. So, take a word
from the wise, avoid her at all cost.
Wisdom when attained will empower
us to walk in God’s good and righteous path. They help us to live life with
great moral purity, basking in the promises of God. Wisdom attained empowers us
to live life responsibly, guarding our life with the Word of God. It is a great
comfort to know when we seek to walk in divine wisdom, we choose the path of
blessings. Our temporal needs on earth will be met and we will be walking in
divine privilege. Best of all we will find the abiding presence and favour of
our Heavenly Father. So, pursue wisdom!
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