In your own words, what lesson does this section in Proverbs teach you personally?

[Serena]

Proverbs 1
My son, if sinners entice you,
do not give in to them.
If they say, "Come along with us;
let's lie in wait for someone's blood,
let's waylay some harmless soul;
we will get all sorts of valuable things
and fill our houses with plunder;
throw in your lot with us,
and we will share a common purse"-
my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot on their paths;
for their feet rush into sin,
they are swift to shed blood.
Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the lives of those who get it.
does anyone see anything about warning against evil business partners taking advantage of sales and possibly poor people?

[Molly B]

If RockaSta finds murder and theivery to be fun, than we should pray for him.

[royal racer]

stay away from communism.

throw in your lot with us,
and we will share a common purse

"common purse" stand for communism

[trooper753]

this could be applied to those in govt or big corps who do horrible things to get rich, kill people etc. perfect example is the bush administration and haliburton. making tons of money and our children dying in a fake war. G-d says they will pay though.

[BigDreamer]

It's saying not to get in w/the wrong crowd. You shouldn't do something just because it's cool or you're gonna get stuff!

[Jesus is Lord!]

it means the world wants us Christians to go along with them and their worldly sinful things, but God tells us to not go with them. if we follow Him, we will have treasures in heaven. and we'll be there forever! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Mike K]

Hi Serena,

Updated in modern lingo it says to me

1) If you happen to be around when the sh** hits the fan, some of it is libel to splatter on yiu.

2) If you wan to avoid prostitutes, don't go and look at their sheets.

It certainly applies to taday's situations and is a good reminder why you should avoid gangs and trouble makers lest you get caught in the crossfire.

Cheers,

Michael Kelly

Cheers

[Mookie]

To me, it means not to be attracted by illegal gains, peer pressure, the wrong crowd, worldly attractions....all can lead to evil doing, and innocent blood shed. Remove yourself completely from such "attractions," nothing good will come of it. My thoughts as a Christian....

[John S]

Like the commandment "thou shall not steal"
and
"live by the sword, die by the sword"

The verse speaks out against stealing and leading a life of crime.

It also speaks out against, even associating with such people because it will tempt you to be like them and take you down a wrong path

[RockaSta]

in means God doesnt want you to have any fun.