My Daily Pause

The entire chapter of Proverbs 5 is a warning against adultery. As you your read it you can break it down into the following sub sections:

• A description of the ungodly woman (Proverbs 5:3-6)
• Avoid her (Proverbs 5:7-8)
• What happens to her partners (Proverbs 5:9-14)
• Cherish love with marriage (Proverbs 5:15-19)
• A sin against God (Proverbs 5:20-23)

Of particular beauty is the reminder to live within the bounds of a godly marriage:

¹⁵ Be faithful to your own wife,
just as you drink water from your own well.
¹⁶ Don’t pour your water in the streets;
don’t give your love to just any woman.
¹⁷ These things are yours alone
and shouldn’t be shared with strangers.
¹⁸ Be happy with the wife you married when you were young.
She gives you joy, as your fountain gives you water.
¹⁹ She is as lovely and graceful as a deer.
Let her love always make you happy;
let her love always hold you captive. – Proverbs 5:15-19 NCV