Proverbs 9:16-18 (ESV)
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
And to him who lacks sense she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the dead are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
How odd! Folly begs the simple, even the stupid, to turn to her. Those who are unwise and lack judgment fall prey to Folly. While Wisdom presents an open banquet before her followers, Folly offers stolen water and secret bread. Folly pushes the thrill of sin without mentioning the cost. Folly makes her appeal again and again. Some who are on the right path in life, and seem wise, will abandon what’s right and join the senseless. But those who are truly wise will remain on the good path. Do you know people who seemed to “get” wisdom, only later to return or digress to the ways of the world? If you are tempted to steer from the right way today and spend time in the house of the fool, resist the urge. Reject the momentary pleasure of disobedience for the lasting reward of righteousness.