Proverbs 7:21 (NASBStr)
With her many persuasions she entices him;
With her flattering lips she seduces him.
Proverbs 7:21 (AMP)
With much justifying and enticing argument she persuades him, with the allurements of her lips she leads him [to overcome his conscience and his fears] and forces him along.
Proverbs 7:21 (ESV)
With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.
The women in Proverbs 7 is a picture of folly, as has been stated in these observations many times. Her arguments for following hard after her are quite enticing and persuasive. According to the above proverb she has a special sway on the simply one: The naive one. Those who have spiritual understanding have a way to fight off these persuasive messages. Folly wishes to entice us to fall into her trap. She uses her smell; her beauty (false as it might be); her comfort (brief as it may be), to seduce us and entice us. Remember that God gives us warnings about how to avoid this enticement. God speaks truth and allows us to know truth by following His Word. If we are void of God's Word or not thinking of God's Word, we will fall into folly's enticement. Notice how Solomon starts this chapter:
Proverbs 7:1-3
My son, keep my words
and treasure up my commandments with you;
keep my commandments and live;
keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;
bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
The one who is naive has no guideposts in their lives to protect them from seeing these enticement and seduction. Seduction is not meant to be seen or observed. That is what makes it seducing. The only way to avoid her sweet whispers and tasty words is to be understanding God's Word and trust it and follow it.
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