Prov 25:28
Like a city whose wall are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.
When there are no boundaries, sin runs rampant.
Prov 20:25
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows.
Too bad Jephthah didn’t have knowledge of this proverb when he made his rash promise as recorded in the book of Judges.
Judg 11:31-32
whatever
comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph
from the Ammonites will be the LORD's, and I will sacrifice it as a
burnt offering." Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the
LORD gave them into his hands.
Judg 11:34-35
When
Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet
him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of tambourines! She was an
only child. Except for her he had neither son nor daughter. When he saw
her, he tore his clothes and cried, "Oh! My daughter! You have made me
miserable and wretched, because I have made a vow to the LORD that I
cannot break."
Proverbs 5:1-6 describes the
adulteress (representing false gods). Spiritual adultery is committed
by God's people when they turn to other gods. We as Believers have a
marriage relationship with Jesus. Anything that takes the place of our
worship of Him is spiritual adultery.
The following proverb is a great companion piece to the admonition for parents in Deuteronomy.
Prov 6:20-23
My
son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's
teaching. Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your
neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will
watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. For these
commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of
discipline are the way to life,
Deut 6:6-9
These
commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress
them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when
you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie
them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write
them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Do
we take to heart these Scriptures? Do we impress them on our children?
Do we bind them on our heart? Do His words guide us? Are His words so
much a part of our lives that they guide us even when we sleep?
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