Drunk Walkers

(Pro 5:23 KJV)  He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

The Legacy Standard Bible has an interesting read on this verse.  That last phrase “shall go astray”, comes across as being intoxicated.  This made me look up the actual Hebrew, and one of the possible translations of this word has to do with being intoxicated or drunk and weaving as you walk or proceed down the road.

The picture here is of a person who doesn’t know if they’re going right or left, up or down, or what their destination is.  Last year I went to visit some friends and I forgot to get their address before I left.  I had their telephone number and I was able to get in the general area but they weren’t answering their phone.  I ended up wandering around, turning up the wrong street, running into cul-de-sacs and generally driving without a destination.  Eventually, I figured out where they lived.  That’s the way our lives are sometimes.

So?  If you’re satisfied with living that way, then keep on meandering.  If you’re not satisfied, then maybe it’s time to start actually reading the Word, listening to what God has to say, and becoming a disciple, instead of just a spectator.  God is waiting and his instructions are ready.