𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟐:𝟏𝟒 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐩𝐢𝐭: 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟐:𝟏𝟒 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐩𝐢𝐭: 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧. Flattery will get you somewhere! It will get you in deep trouble, if you listen to it from a strange woman. Pray God to protect you, for female flattery has destroyed many. Do not allow any woman you have not married to seduce you by flirtatious words by any means. The enticing and flattering words of beautiful women are an incredible draw, and they seduce and trap men in sin, as pits were dug to trap wild animals. Adding intimate kisses to her alluring words, only a few exceptional men can resist her. But her warm embrace and charming words should chill your soul, for they indicate the LORD has forsaken you. In Solomon’s time, digging a deep hole and covering it with sticks and leaves was a way to capture large animals. While prowling at night, the animal would fall through the weak covering and be unable to get out of the deep pit. In the same way, the flattering mouth of a whore hides the pain, trouble, and destruction of touching her (Pr 23:27-28; 6:29). Once a man has fallen for the seductive pleasures of a whore, he is only rarely recovered. The pit is too deep, or too narrow, to allow ordinary means of escape (Pr 23:27). Proverbs and Scripture warn that only a few men are ever delivered from the addiction and judgment of sexual sins (Pr 2:19; 5:22; 6:32; 7:26; 9:18; II Pet 2:14; Rev 21:8). A whorish woman uses her mouth to allure, invite, and kiss her prey into submission, and few can resist her (Pr 2:16; 6:24; 7:5,13,21). “For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil” (Pr 5:3). A woman’s mouth can be used for good or evil: godly women use them to adore, reverence, and kiss their husbands. The sensual look, sound, feel, and invitation of a woman’s mouth were too much for Samson (Judges 16:15-17), but Joseph heard her, rejected her, and fled the scene (Gen 39:7-12). And here is the secret to avoid her deep pit – run, young man, run! Go far from her (Pr 1:10; 4:14-15; 5:8; 7:6-10; 9:6; 13:20; Matt 5:27-30; Rom 13:14; II Tim 2:22)! How do strange women use their mouths to seduce men today? They flirt boldly in public with compliments, insinuations, jests, and invitations. And sometimes these even occur in the churches of Christ. And they also use the modern means of telephones, chats, cell phones, texts, email, cards, notes, letters, and e-cards. All wise men will steer clear of all such correspondence and communication with any bold or forward woman. Be a Joseph! God is able to deliver men from strange women, which is why Jesus taught men to pray that He would not lead them into temptation (Matt 6:13). But when a man sins against Him, He can and will abhor him practically and temporarily. He will let him fall into the deep pit of the whore (Deut 32:19; Ps 78:59; 81:12; 106:40; Amos 3:2; Rev 3:16). If it were not for the examples of David and Mary Magdalene, men might despair of mercy. How do you get out of the deep pit? Repent, and beg God sincerely for mercy, fully stating the obvious nature and consequences of your folly (Pr 28:13; Job 33:27-28). Then get away from her and anything to do with her. Cut off all avenues Satan has to remind you of the pleasure she gave and all opportunities for you to encounter her again. Show your sincerity by practicing godly repentance as defined in the Bible (II Cor 7:10-11). Do not despair with this sin or its horribly binding consequences. Run to Jesus Christ and beg for mercy. He does not owe you immediate grace and strength, so stay on your face before Him until He delivers you. He will forgive and strengthen you, as He did all the harlots that came to Him in the New Testament. Take Paul’s example of casting himself upon the mercy of Jesus Christ for his own problems with concupiscence (Rom 7:7-25). When you think it is impossible, when you think your case is hopeless, remember the Lord’s answer to His disciples about t