Mouth Of An Adulterous Woman

Proverbs 22:13-16 – The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!” The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away. One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

Proverbs 2:16-17 – Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words, who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.

Proverbs 13:24 – Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

Proverbs 17:8 – A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

Application:

• ·         The Hebrew for adulterous woman and wayward woman occurs again. The terms mean literally “stranger” and “foreigner” because anyone other than one’s wife was to be considered off limits, like a foreigner who worshiped another god. “Wayward woman/wife” is parallel to “neighbor’s wife and “adulterous woman”.
• ·         Parents are encouraged to apply the rod of punishment to drive out folly so that the child will not follow a path of destruction. The rod and a reprimand “impart wisdom” and promote a healthy and happy family life. Discipline is rooted in love. “Rod” was probably a figure of speech for caring discipline of any kind.
• ·         “A bribe is seen as a charm” is a sad commentary on human behavior.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV