Ask Your Sister, She Knows
Today’s verses are from Proverbs 7:4-5
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
In the verses today, we see 3 women. Wisdom in personified as a woman. Not just any woman, your sister. The second woman is you cousin -“understanding”. The scripture also mentions another woman, “the strange woman”. I can’t help but think of these women as religious systems. The true Church has wisdom as the Word of God and understanding as the Spirit of God. The strange woman is a false religious system. She comes with enticing words and flattering lips. She tells you what you want to hear. She will do anything to get you into her chamber. But God provides His Word and His Spirit to keep us from falling for lies.
Let us hold on to the truth of the Word of God to “keep us from the strange woman” and not be like the “simple” guy in verses 7-27.
25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.