Worse Than Jail Bait

(Proverbs 22:25 KJV)  Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

A different word for “snare” (4170) is used in verse 5.  This time we set the trap ourselves.  Here the word has more of the idea of bait rather than the trap itself.  There are activities, values, attitudes that we want to embrace because they seem to be attractive.  Or it could be that others are doing them and we want to be included.  Possibly they are not bad in themselves.  When you put cheese in a mouse trap all cheese does not become dangerous.

So?  Learn what attracts you and make sure that it is not a lure used by Satan, or just your carnal nature, to draw you toward the dark side.  Be really careful of unthinking habits.  Some are just the matter of a color of sox.  Others might put your soul at risk.