𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟓:𝟏𝟔 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬. A happy and influential family is a great blessing and goal. It cannot happen by adultery or fornication. Whores cannot help a man build a family tree – they destroy it instead. This corrupt generation rejects family glory and value, but God exalted the family, and so did the noble and accomplished generations of the past. Here is another reason to avoid and despise adultery, casual sex, fornication, same-sex marriages, and other sexual sins.Fornication and adultery are powerful lusts. A remedy for these temptations is to consider the wonderful blessing of lawful children. The strange woman is a dangerous enemy. Young men must be taught early the glory of a godly family from honorable pleasure with their fruitful wife. The wise Preacher Solomon taught a further lesson against sexual sin. Let every man consider his inspired advice well; let every woman also learn wisdom.The fifth chapter of Proverbs deals with the strange woman – which is any other woman than your wife. Solomon warned his son against the great temptation she creates (Pr 5:1-3,6-8,20). He described the horrible consequences of sinning with her (Pr 5:4-5,9-14,21-23). Here is the perfect father warning his son about life’s great trap. For the bitterness of wormwood and sharpness of a two-edged sword are very painful metaphors (Pr 5:4).He raised several practical arguments against sexual sin. He told plainly of the bitter pain, death, and hell it brings (Pr 5:4-5). He warned it will destroy his reputation (Pr 5:9) and devour his living (Pr 5:10). He warned about the pain of a violated conscience (Pr 5:11-14). He commanded loyalty to his lawful wife (Pr 5:15) and fascination with her body and lovemaking (Pr 5:19-20). He warned of God’s judgment for sexual sins (Pr 5:21) and the addicting nature of sexual liberties (Pr 5:22-23). Here is excellent, practical wisdom!Sexual enjoyment of a wife is one of God’s greatest gifts to man. It is honorable in the sight of God (Heb 13:4); it is to be used frequently and wisely to the complete pleasure of husband and wife (I Cor 7:1-5); and it is a great remedy against wandering lusts (Pr 5:19-20). It is described as drinking waters out of your own cistern and well (Pr 5:15), for men should satisfy their sexual thirst from their own wives only.But this proverb contains even another argument against the strange woman. A wise man will consider the blessing and glory of a legitimate family, where his influence and pleasure is realized through his children marrying and having more children of their own.