Pro 5:20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Proverbs 5 is a warning against adultery. Solomon is warning his son about the strange woman. A “strange” woman is any woman a married man has no business with; she is not his wife. Since she is not his wife, he has no right to touch her. She is the “third party” in a husband and wife relationship. Solomon knows full well about such women for he was a victim of their seduction. He once lusted after them and he had many: “But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites….. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart” (1 Kings 11:1, 3). Unbelievable, isn’t it? Seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; I doubt he could remember all of their names. What about children? I doubt he knew them all. Some he thought were his might not be his at all for they were not virtuous women. In Proverbs, Solomon spent a great deal of it warning his son about the strange woman. He did not want his son to fall into the same foolishness as him. He wanted his son to be faithful to his wife. He wrote: Pro 5:15  Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.  Pro 5:16  Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. Pro 5:17  Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.             Pro 5:18  Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.              Pro 5:19  Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.  Pro 5:20  And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?  The Bible is the best manual for perfect love, marriage, and sex. God invented sex and hence, He has perfect knowledge about it. Solomon asks this important question for all husbands (and wives): “And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?” (v.20). A beautiful woman offering sexual intimacy is a great temptation; her captivating body will overwhelm most men. But the horrible consequences will crush the pleasure! It will destroy them (v.22, 23). It destroys marriages and homes. The consequences of sex with a strange woman are horrific. Solomon described them as death and hell (Proverbs 2:18; 5:5; 7:27; 9:18). It is a life of death and hell, and hell after death! Yes, hell after death. Paul says the adulterers shall not inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10). John agrees and says the whoremongers shall be in a lake of fire that burns forever (Revelation 21:8). Young men, forget the beautiful face and body. David succumbed to the lust of the eyes and flesh (2 Samuel 11). It led from one sin to another. He never had peace after that even though he repented. His whole family was torn apart. His conscience kept hurting him. He did not have peace. Solomon says: “Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant” (Proverbs 9:17). Forbidden fruits are attractive because they are forbidden. But, its pleasure is for a moment, and the pain forever (Proverbs 9:18). It gives occasion for God’s enemies to blaspheme (2 Samuel 12:14). Sex in marriage is a beautiful expression of love designed by God; all other sex is called SIN. Let us remain faithful as the husband/wife of one spouse.