As we continue to discuss the characteristics of the foolish woman; the particular things that make her foolish, look down at your hands. Think of all the things your hands do in a day’s time. They soothe, they pick things up, they dust, they wave goodbye, they welcome friends, they prepare meals, they hold a magazine, they dial a phone number, they start the washing machine, they cuddle a baby, they open your Bible.
What would set apart a wise woman and a foolish woman? Let’s consider the things that a foolish woman would do (or not do) with her hands. In Proverbs 7 we know that the foolish woman has met a man in the dark night. In verse 13 it tells us that “she laid fast hold on him…” There’s only one way to do that and that’s by reaching out and grabbing him with her hands. She is touching this man who is not her husband. He does not belong to her and she has no good reason to grab him as he comes near her.
This foolish woman is showing us that our hands ought to be kept to ourselves and not placed on a man that is not our husband. Putting our hand on his arm or leg to get his attention, even to speak to him isn’t wise.
I recently read a story about a woman that was floating on an inflatable raft on the Gulf of Mexico. As she floated leisurely along with her eyes closed she was enjoying the ride until she opened her eyes and found that she had floated a mile from shore. Shouting and screaming to people on shore did her no good. When the coast guard finally rescued her she had drifted five miles from where she’d started. She did not see the danger until it was beyond her ability and strength to do anything about it. If we’re not careful we’ll find ourselves drifting in dangerous waters as well. If we think these kind of precautions are “over-doing it” or “ridiculous”, we’d better be looking for the “coast guard’s rescue”.
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