by Allan Brown | Jan 31, 2025 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 7
Prov 7:27 [ESV] Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chamber of death. I was thirteen and was with my social worker. He had been playing rugby, and had invited me along to watch him play. It was a nice spring day, so I stood on the sidelines and...
by Allan Brown | Jan 31, 2025 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 7
Prov 7:26 [ESV] for many a victim has she laid low, all her slain are a mighty throng. I know this is a silly example, but for me temptation is in the pantry at 9pm when I am binge watching a great series on a streaming service. I have had a fantastic day –...
by Allan Brown | Jan 31, 2025 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 7
Prov 7:25 [ESV] Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. As a young man I was usually careful with my money, and understood the connection between long hard hours and having resources. Until one day a “friend” invited...
by Allan Brown | Jan 31, 2025 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 7
Prov 7:24 [ESV] And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth. Often it’s the almost unheard whisper. It’s like you know that something is not really a great choice, and you have that very slight sense of disquiet. In the rush,...
by Allan Brown | Jan 31, 2025 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 7
Prov 7:23 [ESV] till an arrow pierces his liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life. I rushed in to taking a job offer once, even as people around me (that I trusted) took time to ask me if I had really considered the...
by Allan Brown | Jan 31, 2025 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 7
Prov 7:22 [ESV] All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast As a young man I had a great group of friends, and we loved hanging out together. We went for walks, set up rope swings, stayed up late, ate too many hot...
