Proverbs 5:15-23 ~ The Instruction Concerning the Persuasiveness of Seduction continued

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Solomon says, "A person’s iniquities will capture him, and in the cords, or ropes, of sin he will be held." It is built into life. He is saying, "Do you really think that you are going to get away with disobedience to the Lord and not suffer the consequences?" It is built into life because we do not obey just because the Bible expresses God’s command to us. Our natural way is to learn things the hard way. We learn because of the consequences, and we realize that God has made life to be this way. We reap what we have sown so that the message gets through to us. In some cases, it takes years of recovery from the consequences of our sins. But we live under those consequences as a reminder to us that what God says is true.