Solomon's Practical Counsel
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29
"...I discovered that [of all irrational sins none has been so destructive in beguiling one away from God as immoral women for] more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is [composed of] snares & nets, and whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the sinner will be taken captive by her [evil]."- Ecclesiastes 7:26 The Amplified Bible
It has always been my understanding that men (generally speaking) are attracted to woman visually; by the way they look and/or carry themselves. Saying that leads me to analyze the above verse in the following way...if we are not focused on Christ and on living a life pleasing to God we WILL trip up and end up weakening, if not completely destroying our testimony. The devil always looks for the weak spot in our armor, so to speak, and plunges the knife deep into the soft, fleshy part not covered by said armor. If the believer is married, their ungodly actions will destroy any trust their spouse has in them. Trust is a nearly impossible thing to regain. Without it a person's integrity is compromised.
Solomon, perhaps having fallen for the guile of an immoral woman at one time, has warned young men in various places in Proverbs about the sinfulness of allowing your heart to be captured by a woman with ungodly motives. Once a man gives himself to someone he has no business being with his whole world become skewed. Nothing makes sense any more. Everything that is wrong is never right, but once you enter into the darkness, nothing looks wrong to you at all. You can't 'dabble' in the darkness and not expect to be tainted by it.
To balance out his negative depiction of the immoral [evil] woman, he spends much time extolling the virtues of the godly woman in his other writings (Proverbs & Song of Solomon). Her heart is after God. She is morally upright, exhibiting excellence in all areas of her life. Solomon never confuses his readers with the immoral while omitting the moral. He always counterbalances one with the other. In most cases the best teacher is experience. In this particular case, Solomon uses his experiences to help his readers avoid having the same distasteful, ungodly ones so they might side step the snare that this woman wishes to trap them in. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
In His name & for His glory,
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