Proverbs 7:12

The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about the brashness of folly:

Proverbs 7:12 (NASV)

She is now in the streets, now in the squares,

And lurks by every corner.

Proverbs 7:12 (ESV)

now in the street, now in the market,

and at every corner she lies in wait.

We like to think, when we are sinning, that we are special and in a special place.  We like to think that that feeling, the vision, that experience, that happening was created just for us.   We are special and this is something special just for us.    In Proverbs 7 we are reading the story of Sin (Folly) seeking us out and finding us.   We might find her on THE corner, but in reality (per this proverb) she is on every corner and visible and available in every open square.   We think we are special when we are in the corner, in the darkness of night.  However, She is on the open streets and the open squares.  She lurks at every corner.   Don't think that sin is special.   It is right there in the open.  We would like to think we are special, but we are not.   We are simply one more naive person choosing sin.   She is out there on the streets, every where we walk and live.  When Solomon’s father, King David, walked out on his roof and saw Bathsheba, he thought that was a special moment.  He thought because he was the king, this was something special that happened.   But, from this proverb we read that David could have gone out on any roof, on any given night, for no reason at all.  Sin is on every corner.   She comes to a variety of roofs to bath in front of us.   We can think something is special to us, but in reality, sin is out there for everyone.