Marriage
is an institution ordained by God and meant for our good and His glory. In
recent years marriage has been under attack. Sexual sin is running rampant in
society. Proverbs 5 urges the reader to avoid sexual sin and enjoy marriage.
The
author pulls no punches in describing the ruin which will come upon a man or
woman who gives in to sexual sin. The writer describing an immoral woman writes,
“though the lips drip honey in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood. Her feet go
down to death. If you go to her strangers will drain your resources and your
earnings will end up in a foreigners home” (vs. 22-23). The price of sexual sin
is high. A moment of pleasure will cost you position, power, and prestige. In
the end your life will be destroyed by sexual sin. The vice-grip of pornography
will destroy your marriage, lack of discipline while dating will lead to lack
of trust in marriage and adultery will cost you your reputation, trust and
respect in the community.
To
contrast the dangers of sexual sins and to assist the reader in avoiding sexual
sin the author urges us to enjoy our marriage. He writes, “drink water from
your own cistern, water flowing from your own well. Should your springs flow in
the streets, streams of water in the public squares? They should be for you
alone and not for you to share with strangers. Let your fountain be blessed,
and take pleasure in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful fawn-let
her breasts always satisfy you; be lost in her love forever” (vs. 15-19). Where
the immoral woman was a source of honey that turned bitter when tasted, the
wife is represented by a cistern and a well which is a continual source of
fresh, flowing water. The author utilizing poetic eroticism describes the
beauty and blessing of love making in the context of marriage. Husbands and
wives are to be satisfied in each other’s body alone, enjoying each other to
the glory of God.
In
conclusion, avoid sexual sin and enjoy your marriage.
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