REINFORCE VS. CORRUPT – Proverbs 6:1-15 – 11-17-24

The first half of Proverbs chapter 6 contrasts the ambitions of the wise with the efforts of the wicked. The student of wisdom will work to reinforce a stable and virtuous vision for life while the fool uses corruption as leverage to benefit himself at the expense of others and God's design for relationships. Proverbs 6 contains perhaps the 10th 'My Son' oracle. Here again the 'father' (as the classic example) stands for: the source of wisdom. The son (as the classic example) stands for: the student of wisdom. These are joined by the forbidden woman introduced in the last chapter as the classic example standing for: sources of temptation.