The Living Bible translates v24 as: 'Spurn the careless kiss of a prostitute. Stay far from her.' This paraphrased verse offers the reader a warning to stay on the right path of the just and advises us, to give much attention to our lives. Deceitful and perverse words are used to cover up deceitful actions, as are what we look at and the feelings this may stir up. This is a warning to us all as it is so easy to take a wrong turn and be lost.
The paraphrase of this verse, paints a picture of how dangerous it is when we become sidetracked. Charles F Stanley writes: 'God calls us to stay spiritually alert at all times, and that includes taking regular inventory of our lives' directions. What you allow to affect your heart, influences everything in your life. If you are constantly occupied with wicked and worldly matters, that is what will flow forth from you.' The Spirit Filled Bible commenting on this says, 'How Solomon would have profited by following his own advice.' This is probably true of us all; we must live up to what we confess. This is what attracts people to Jesus, not hypocrisy.
We have to keep our eyes on the ball. If a goalkeeper keeps looking to the right and the left and not on where the ball is, this is where someone will score a goal. Do you get the picture? Our spiritual concentration needs to be constantly focused on Jesus. This helps us to keep on the path of the just. We need to keep checking and re-checking our words, our attitude and how we handle things each day. Deceipt and perverse talk are from the pit as are unwholesome thoughts. We have to regularly keep a watch on these areas, looking straight ahead. If we see something that is not what we should look at, keep going and don't look back. If we do, we can get hooked and reeled in. In other words, we need to be wise and never walk into potential evil situations.
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