This week’s huddle may be a difficult, and highly personal topic for some people. Please respect people’s privacy, and if people do share stories, please don’t use names.
Opening Discussion
Shortened Version
Read and Discuss
Read Proverbs 7:6-9
6 At the window of my house I looked through my lattice. 7 I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense. 8 Crossing the street near her corner, he strolled down the road to her house 9 at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of the night.
Read Proverbs 2:16; 5:3-4; 7:5
2:16 It will rescue you from a forbidden woman, from a wayward woman with her flattering talk…
5:3-4 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her words are smoother than oil, 4 in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
7:5 She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a wayward woman with her flattering talk.
Read Proverbs 2:18-19; 6:32-33
2:18 …for her house sinks down to death and her ways to the land of the departed spirits.19 None return who go to her; none reach the paths of life.
6:32 The one who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself. 33 He will get a beating and dishonor, and his disgrace will never be removed.
Discipleship Questions
Extended Edition
Read and Discuss
Read Proverbs 7:6-9
6 At the window of my house I looked through my lattice. 7 I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense. 8 Crossing the street near her corner, he strolled down the road to her house 9 at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of the night.
Read Proverbs 2:16; 5:3-4; 6:23-24; 7:5
2:16 It will rescue you from a forbidden woman, from a wayward woman with her flattering talk…
5:3-4 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her words are smoother than oil, 4 in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
6:23-24 For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life. 24 They will protect you from an evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a wayward woman.
7:5 She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a wayward woman with her flattering talk.
Read Proverbs 2:18-19; 5:4-5; 6:32-33; 7:22-27
2:18 …for her house sinks down to death and her ways to the land of the departed spirits.19 None return who go to her; none reach the paths of life.
5:4 …but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
6:32 The one who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself. 33 He will get a beating and dishonor, and his disgrace will never be removed.
7:22 He follows her impulsively like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding toward a trap 23 until an arrow pierces its liver, like a bird darting into a snare—he doesn’t know it will cost him his life. 24 Now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words from my mouth. 25 Don’t let your heart turn aside to her ways; don’t stray onto her paths. 26 For she has brought many down to death; her victims are countless. 27 Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
Discipleship Questions
Memorize it!
Proverbs 6:32 The one who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
Prayer TACOS
Thanksgiving- Thank the Lord for giving us warnings of what might happen should we not stay on His path of wisdom for our marriage and relationships
Adoration- Worship the Lord for His faithfulness to us even when we stray
Confess the times you’ve made unwise choices in your relationships
Others- Pray for someone you know who is heading down unhealthy paths in their relationships. Ask the Lord for an opportunity, and boldness to speak the truth in love to them.
Self- Ask the Lord to show you any way you may be straying onto an unwise path. Ask Him to put people in your life to help you when you don’t see the danger coming your way.