Proverbs 6:20-35
Summary for Prov 6:20-35: 6:20-35 a This passage emphasizes the life-threatening risk of sleeping with another man’s wife (see also 1:8 b, 23 c; 2:16-22 d; 5:1-23 e; 7:1-27 f).Summary for Prov 6:24-25: 6:24-25 g The immoral woman uses smooth talk and physical beauty to appeal to the vanity of young men.
6:26 h Sleeping with a prostitute has consequences, and sleeping with another man’s wife can cost you your life. Her husband will seek revenge (6:34-35 i), and God is watching in judgment.
Summary for Prov 6:27-29: 6:27-29 j walk on hot coals: Of course his feet will blister. The consequences are horrible.
Summary for Prov 6:30-31: 6:30-31 k Seven times is probably a way of saying a great amount since the law never stipulated such high repayment (see Exod 22:1 l, 4 m, 9 n).
Summary for Prov 6:32-35: 6:32-35 o A thief might be punished severely even if he had a reason for his actions, but his punishment is nothing compared to an adulterer’s, who has no excuse for his crime. A jealous husband will seek the full punishment provided by law, which is death (Deut 22:22 p).
Proverbs 7
Summary for Prov 7:1-27: 7:1-27 q This is the last of four sections in chs 1–9 r that warn against the dangers of promiscuous women (see also 2:16-22 s; 5:1-23 t; 6:20-35 u).7:2 v as you guard your own eyes: That is, with great care.
7:3 w The Old Testament uses the phrase tie ... on your fingers as a reminder for something that needs to be remembered, most notably God’s commands (Deut 6:8 x; 11:18 y).
• The NLT’s write them deep within your heart reflects the Hebrew idiom write them on the tablet of your heart (see also Prov 3:3 z). Only obedience that comes from the heart will last.
7:4 aa In Hebrew, sister is a term of endearment that expresses intimacy (see Song 4:9-10 ab).
7:5 ac Loving wisdom will leave no room for a promiscuous woman, whose arsenal includes flattery that appeals to a young man’s vanity.
Summary for Prov 7:6-23: 7:6-23 ad The young man’s father tells a story to illustrate his teaching about immoral women.
Summary for Prov 7:6-7: 7:6-7 ae Naive young men, not yet set in their ways, are still open to correction. With each foolish act, they move closer to becoming fools.
7:9 af Foolish actions are often associated with darkness (see 4:18-19 ag; Eccl 2:13-14 ah).
7:10 ai The woman, seductively dressed, looks good on the outside but inside is full of trouble.
7:12 aj Prostitutes commonly solicited business in public areas such as markets and at every corner of busy streets (e.g., Gen 38:13-16 ak).
7:14 al The immoral woman’s observance of religious ritual makes her look good on the surface, but her immoral behavior reveals a corrupt heart.
Summary for Prov 7:16-17: 7:16-17 am Her emphasis on her bed and exotic perfumes (myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon) is explicitly sexual (cp. Song 4:13-14 an).
7:18 ao let’s drink our fill of love: cp. Song 5:1 ap.
Summary for Prov 7:21-23: 7:21-23 aq The naive young man’s foolish actions might cost him his life (see 5:11 ar; 6:32-35 as).
Summary for Prov 7:24-27: 7:24-27 at The father reasserts the point of his lesson: While an adulteress might look good and a relationship with her is enticing, harm or even death will result.
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