“My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!”- Proverbs 1:10 New Living Translation
A week or so ago I went over the first 7 verses of the first chapter of Proverbs. I was laying out the purpose for Proverbs as written in scripture. Verse 10 above acts like an introduction to the Proverbs themselves. Proverbs 1:8–9:18 features a parent’s approval of wisdom in the form of morally instructive addresses. These chapters prepare the reader for the actual proverbs that begin in 10:1ff.
The word ‘sinners’ being referenced in verse 10 is being used to describe non-believers who continually sin and do their best to persuade believers to come sin with them. The sins referred to in vv. 11-13 are used as illustrations of a grand time. Sin is prevalent in the world we live in, so the wisdom poured out in Proverbs would certainly apply to us today just as it did back in Solomon’s day. The old saying goes, ‘if sin wasn’t fun no one would do it’, but the fun is short-lived and the consequences that follow can be potentially disastrous.
Read what the footnote in The Life Application Study Bible says about sin:
“Sin is enticing because it offers a quick route to prosperity or pleasure and makes us feel like one of the crowd. But when we go along with others and refuse to listen to the truth, our own appetites become our masters, and we’ll do anything to satisfy them. Sin, even when attractive, is deadly. We must learn to make choices, not on the basis of flashy appeal or short-range pleasure, but in view of the long-range effects. Sometimes this means steering clear of people who want to entice us into activities that we know are wrong. We can’t be friendly with sin and expect our lives to remain unaffected.” I really can’t add anything to that. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
Resources: MacArthur Study Bible; Life Application Study Bible
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