A Married Man Is Wiser

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord” (Proverbs 18:22).  “Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding;  he who does so destroys his own soul” (Proverbs 6:32).

Got that?  A man who finds a wife “obtains favor from the Lord,” but if he sins against her by committing adultery, he “destroys his own soul.”

Now hear these words that Wisdom speaks (from Proverbs 8:35-36): “’For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord;  but he who sins against me wrongs his own soul;  all those who hate me love death.’”  –  Sound familiar?  What Proverbs says of Wisdom, it also says of a wife – nearly word for word.

So it’s not a stretch to suggest that a young man gains wisdom by marrying and being faithful to his wife.  And what does that imply of a man who has the opportunity to pursue a wife but fails to do so?

For more on this, check out these links:

https://dougwils.com/s7-engaging-the-culture/7-reasons-young-men-marry-23rd-birthday.html

https://dougwils.com/s7-engaging-the-culture/110542.html