[[Prov-05]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Prov-04]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Prov-06]] --- ### lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one; lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man's house. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Solomon predicts that departing from wisdom and pursuing the 'adulteress' (foreign influence and immorality) will lead to the loss of one's honor and the transfer of personal and national wealth to foreigners. *Historical context*: Historians and theologians note that this warning was historically fulfilled in the life of the author, Solomon, and the nation of Israel. Despite his wisdom, Solomon's many foreign wives led his heart astray ([[1 Kings-11#v1|1 Kings 11:1]]-8). This resulted in the 'honor' of the united kingdom being stripped away under his son Rehoboam ([[1 Kings|1 Kings 12]]) and the 'wealth' of the Temple and palace being plundered by the 'stranger' Shishak, King of Egypt, during the reign of Rehoboam ([[1 Kings-14#v25|1 Kings 14:25]]-26). *Related to*: ### but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The text predicts that the outcome of following the 'strange woman' (often interpreted as sin or apostasy) will result in a future state of extreme bitterness, identified as 'wormwood.' *Historical context*: Theologians often see a 'Christological fulfillment' of the bitterness of sin in the Passion of Christ. In [[Matt-27#v34|Matthew 27:34]], Jesus was offered wine mixed with gall (often associated with wormwood) to drink, symbolizing his consumption of the 'bitterness' of humanity's sin and the judgment it incurred. Furthermore, in [[Rev-08#v11|Revelation 8:11]], 'Wormwood' is the name of a star that brings judgment, mirroring the 'bitter end' predicted in [[Prov|Proverbs 5]]. *Related to*: ### You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of physical and psychological ruin occurring in the 'latter end' (the future) for those who reject moral instruction. *Historical context*: Biblical scholars and historians connect this prediction to the physical consequences of immorality and the concept of 'judicial hardening.' Paul the Apostle in [[Rom-01#v27|Romans 1:27]] describes the fulfillment of this principle, stating that those who abandoned God's order 'received in themselves the due penalty for their error.' Historically, the toll of disease and social disgrace on the body and mind has been viewed by the church as the material fulfillment of this divine warning. *Related to*: ### The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prophetic warning that sin is not merely a transient act but will become a future 'snare' or 'cord' that binds the individual in a state of spiritual slavery. *Historical context*: This is fulfilled in the New Testament teaching regarding the 'slavery to sin.' In [[John-08#v34|John 8:34]], Jesus confirms this prophecy, stating, 'everyone who sins is a slave to sin.' Paul further develops this in [[Rom|Romans 6]]-7, describing the 'entrapment' by the law of sin. The 'breaking of the cords' is presented as the primary work of the Messiah, which only God could have foreseen as a necessary future intervention. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy