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Proverbs 22:14 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it. "
Proverbs 22:14
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12 The LORD’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
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This verse is a warning to all young men against sexual sin and impurity. If they care about their souls, they must keep away from strange women, that is, women who are immoral and should be treated as strangers. They must also avoid the words, kisses, and charms of such women, along with every lure that draws them in (Proverbs 7:13).
They should fear them and have nothing to do with them. Those who give themselves over to this sin show that God has left them to themselves. It is a deep pit. When the Lord hates a person, he may let that person fall into temptation and remove his restraining grace as punishment for other sins.
So no one should think well of himself just because such women favor him. That kind of favor often means he is under God’s judgment. It is also very hard for such people to recover, because this is a deep pit. The sin clouds the mind and weakens the conscience by pleasing the body.
From This Chapter
Proverbs 22:1
"A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold."
Proverbs 22:2
"The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all."
Proverbs 22:3
"A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it."
Proverbs 22:4
"The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life."
Proverbs 22:5
"Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them."
Proverbs 22:6
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."
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