8 Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
9 for they are a graceful garland for your head
and pendants for your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
let us ambush the innocent without reason;
12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13 we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
14 throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse”—
15 my son, do not walk in the way with them;
hold back your foot from their paths,
16 for their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood;
they set an ambush for their own lives.
19 Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors. (Proverbs 1:8-19)
Proverbs. What is the first word that comes to mind? Wisdom. The Wisdom God grants through those He has given to influence us. Where does the writer begin? Watch out! Watch out for those who invite you to the "easy road." The road of laziness, half truths, gambling, gangs, or whatever else takes them away from the Wisdom of God. It may be glittery, but is gangrene inside. It will suck the life right out of you. Don't go for it. Choose wisdom; it looks good on you, like the latest headgear or fine jewelry. Choose true life.
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