“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.”
Protection through wisdom: They will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words. The protective function of wisdom is explicitly stated: it will keep you from the adulteress. If wisdom becomes an interior presence, a familial relation, it will serve as an inner guardian protecting against seduction. The young man will have internalized wisdoms voice and will hear it even when tempted. This represents the deepest level of moral formation: the internalization of wisdom as an interior guide.
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