Proverbs 7:6-27

Solomon Gives An Illustration

A young man lacking wisdom

He is a young man -

Bewafre of Youthful Lusts

• Youthful Lusts Will Rob Us of God's Best
• Damage our thinking and point us in a wrong direction
• Build a weak foundation for our future

Flee Youthful Lusts

• Fight and fortify purity

He was void of understanding

1. Not taught
2. Not principled
3. Not prepared for what was about to happen to him

He had bad company

1. Among the simple - among the youths
2. Jesus who was meeting with the older and wiser

He had nothing to do

1. Laziness and idleness are always an opportunity for failure
2. Sodom - abundance of idleness

He was out in the night when he should have been resting from a days work

He chose the way to her house

• Choices matter

A married lady who is wicked - she is the leader

1. Her dress - She is dressed inappropriately verse 10
   1. Dress does matter
   2. Our bodies belong to God and to our spouse
   3. Keep your clothes full and flowing
      1. Illustration of an advertisement for "stretchy pants/yoga pants".
      2. The commercial said "comfortable" but showed "sexy' and "sensual"
      3. One can dress unwisely and not be aware of it; God's Word calls us to be aware of it and dress wisely . . .
2. Her deportment - She is loud verse 11
   1. Peter said a Godly lady has a "meek" and "quiet" spirit
   2. She is flirty, but not with her husband verse 13
3. Her place - She refuses to embrace her role and responsiblity vs 11-12
   1. She is not being a "keeper at home" while her husband is away
4. Her lies
   1. She professed to be religious about it
   2. She called it love - it was not; it was lust
   3. She considered it
5. Her promises - She promises something she can't give verse 14, 18

A glimpse of the results of adultery

1. He goes to the slaughter
   1. It kills innocence
   2. It kills virginity
   3. It kills virtue and character
   4. It kills what might have been beautiful had he waited
   5. It kills relationships
      1. What will her husband do when he finds out
      2. What will his future wife do when she finds out
2. He is never the same
   1. This is not to say you can't repent and do right
   2. It is to say you can't commit adultery without it damaging you in deadly and devastating ways