Passing through the street near her corner;
And he takes the way to her house,
When Solomon tells us about the "naive" one in chapter seven. He wants us to know the failure the young man had and how it will costs him his life ... so, too, those who fall into folly. There are many "failures" made by the "simpleton," but in verse eight we see one of the more obvious and regretful steps he took before his demise. The above proverb spells it out: The simpleton fell into trouble (“folly” in the thought of Solomon) because he decided to "go near the home of sin." It is much easier to avoid sin when you don't go for a walk in her neighborhood. However, if you are going to visit sin's home, don't be surprised if you find yourself, eventually, dining at the her table. You can't go the "way to her house" and hope to miss the door. Believers try to walk close to the home of sin. We do it via entertainment, music, social media, indulgences, and substances. Sin doesn't always have to attract us. We often go looking for it. So, if you want to have wisdom and prudence and understanding, don't shop in the community of sin. If we want to avoid something and get it out of our lives we have to make sure we completely abandon all aspects of it. We can’t play with it and hope to have it not impact us.
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