in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
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… the truth about sexual immorality. Sexual immorality is fun. It's stimulating. It's exhilarating for a season. Listen to what Solomon said in Proverbs 5 verses 3 and 4. For the lips of an adulteress drip honey and smoother than oil is her speech, but in the end She is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Solomon is saying that bait that looks so appealing and so attractive. And don't forget, there is a hook in the middle of it that will cost you your life. Fallacy number four leads people into sexual immorality. It's the wrong thought that, well, I can stop anytime I want. I can stop anytime I want. You see, the problem with sexual immorality and any kind of sin is not only is it pleasurable, it is also addictive. Sexual immorality is very addictive, but Satan doesn't want you to know that. In fact, since the beginning of time, Satan has been dangling this lie in front of us that says, sin leads to freedom. Isn't that the line he tried on Eve in the garden and it worked? …
… What happens to a person who falls into sexual immorality? Just jot down some of these verses. Proverbs 5, verses 3 to 5 and 8 to 9. For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and smoother than oil is her speech. But in the end, she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death. Her steps lay hold of Sheol. Keep your way far from her and do not go near the door of her house, lest you give your vigor to others and your years to the cruel one. Proverbs 6, verses 26 and 27, for on account of a harlot, one is reduced to a loaf of bread and adulteress hunts for the precious life. Can a man take fire in his bosom and others and not be burned? Verses 32 and 33 of Proverbs 6, the one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense. He who would destroy himself does it. Wounds and disgrace he will find and his reproach will not be blotted out. Proverbs 22 verse 14, the mouth of an adulterous is a deep pit. He who is cursed of the Lord will fall into it. You get the idea. …
… representing all of sin is described like this by Solomon, the lips of a forbidden woman. Drip honey, her speech is smoother than oil, but in the end, she is bitter as wormwood. Her feet go down to death. Her steps take hold of hell. Her feet lead down to the grave. Friend, listen to me. this is all sin, all of it. It's all Babylon. It's a mirage. It looks so good, but all those who chase it find that it leaves you empty. It leaves you more dead inside. Even worse, it leaves you under the judgment of God. You know, they say you can entice and trap a male butterfly simply by using a cardboard replica of the female. You ever try to catch a butterfly without a net? You ever try that? It's not easy. It's hard. But if you put up a colorful cardboard cutout of a female butterfly in a cage. Doesn't even have to be that good. He will trap himself. Look at that poor male butterfly, by the way. It's not just flitting around, you know, lonely, looking for love. Things aren't going well back at home. And there she is. Oh, look at the beauty of those wings. I ain't ever seen a pattern like that. Wonder why she's in that strange little box. Oh, no matter. Oh, no matter. I'm sure her love is worth it. Only to get there to find out after he's trapped that she's fake. And the next thing he knows, he's on display at the Museum of Life Science with …
… and her speech is smoother than oil. In the end, she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death. Her steps follow the path to Sheol. Oh, we need protection in this life because there are flaming darts and roaring lions and those whose steps would take you down to Sheol. and the catechism says jesus protects you from all of this he watches over you he guards you he keeps you he defends you i was counseling a young couple a while back and they were sharing with me an interaction when where someone else had spoken to the young wife in not the most of honorable ways in a public setting and they were telling me about this interaction it wasn't And it wasn't the most egregious example that you had ever heard. But they were offended by it. And the young man, the young husband, wanted to have a conversation with the disappointed. To share his disappointment with the other party. …
… and her mouth is smoother than oil. But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death. Her steps take hold on hell, lest thou shouldst ponder the path of life. Her ways are movable, that thou canst not know them. And here he's talking about satanic deception. He's talking here about the ways of Satan to ruin your life. And he talks about a immoral woman. Satan is too clever to go fishing without any bait on his hook. And so like any fisherman, Satan deceives, first of all with allurement, and then entrapment, and then enslavement. Now notice what Satan does. Notice his fatal trap. Look at, first of all in verse three, for the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb. Now what's he talking about there? Her lips are sweeter than honey. Old honey lips, that's her name. That's what we call her. The sweetness just flows out. I mean, it seems so wonderful. Immorality to so many people seems so good. …