What is the meaning of Proverbs 5:11? At the end of your life • Solomon pictures a very real moment every person will face, the close of earthly days (Ecclesiastes 12:6-7; Hebrews 9:27). • Choices that once felt private are finally weighed in public view (Romans 14:12). • The chapter’s earlier warnings about adultery (Proverbs 5:3-9) now reach maturity; time reveals whether we cherished wisdom or chased folly. • Galatians 6:7-8 reminds us, “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap”. Harvest day comes at life’s sunset. you will groan • “Groan” conveys audible regret—anguish that cannot be hidden (Romans 2:9; Matthew 13:42). • In contrast to the fleeting pleasure of sin, pain lingers; Proverbs 1:31 speaks of those who “eat the fruit of their own way.” • The fatherly tone of Proverbs urges us to hear this groan now, while change is still possible (Hebrews 3:13). • Luke 16:24 shows a rich man too late begging for relief. Groaning is a literal outcome for those who dismiss God’s counsel. when your flesh and your body are spent • Sin affects the body as well as the soul. Sexual immorality especially “sins against his own body” (1 Corinthians 6:18). • Proverbs 5 pictures squandered vitality: wealth drained (v. 10), strength sapped (v. 11). • Psalm 32:3-4 links unconfessed sin with physical weakness: “my bones wasted away… my strength was drained.” • Modern experience confirms Scripture: broken health, fractured families, diseases, and emotional scars all echo this verse. • Yet repentance can still bring cleansing (1 John 1:9) and even physical restoration within God’s will (James 5:15-16). summary Proverbs 5:11 is a loving but stern warning: ignore God’s design, and you will meet a literal day of painful reckoning—mind, heart, and body drained. Hear the warning early, cherish the Lord’s wisdom, and finish life rejoicing instead of groaning. |
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