Proverbs 5:8

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house. Not only do not enter in, but do not oven come nigh her door. The nearer we approach temptation, the more alluring it becomes, and the weaker becomes our spiritual strength. Our safety is in flight. "FLEE fornication" - "idolatry" - "youthful lusts" - "these things" (the love of money), etc. (; ; ; ). As to the danger and penalty of sins against the Seventh Commandment; cf. ; ; ; 1 Corinthians 6:9; .