Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. Today Solomon opens by talking to us about how to walk in wisdom to avoid

sin. It seems to involve a lot of careful attention and thoughtful planning.

It doesn't happen on accident. In chapter 22 he uses a lot of

phrases like the prudent sees danger and hides himself and guard your soul and

apply your heart and encourages parents to train up their children with wisdom.

First 5 specifically says, Thorns and Snares are in the way of the crooked.

Whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.

Solomon encourages us to take care to steer clear of things that will ensnare us.

It makes me want to be mindful of what things take my eyes and affections off God. What

derailes me? What traps do I fall into? Speaking of traps, verse 14 jumped out at

me too. It says, the mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit. He with whom the Lord is

angry will fall into it. The phrase, he with whom the Lord is angry caught my attention.

So I spent a few minutes looking into that.

The deeper meaning of the phrase is something closer to he who is cursed of the Lord,

which would of course be the person who is not in relationship with God.

And again, it's important to remember that these little wisdom nuggets

aren't promises or prophecy.

This isn't saying God lures people into adultery.

This is Solomon's way of reminding people, again, to steer clear of the things that are adultery adjacent

because it's a trap for anyone but it's especially not suited for people who

know and love God.

In chapter 23, Solomon, who was one of the wealthiest men of all time,

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