a lot of the book of proverbs talks about the 'wayward woman' and how deceptive she is and how to avoid all her evil traps and enticing ways lest she lure u in and prey on u and add u to her long and growing list of victims... yah yah ok, fine, but what about the 'wayward man'?? when i first read proverbs, i remember thinking to myself how one-sided solomon's advice was... what about the other way around? what kind of men are women supposed to avoid? anyway, i went through the book again recently and i found a verse for us ladies [proverbs 20:6] :
Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?
haha... good one solomon, thanks for coming through for us :)
Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?
haha... good one solomon, thanks for coming through for us :)
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b- what exactly are u implying, xy??
*teeth-baring grin* hehe
c- interesting perspective. i suppose we're each entitled to our own :P i don't think u understood me though... and i'm not quite sure which verse u're referring to.
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so... i'd like to clarify my train of thought regarding this post. first off, i made it half in jest, so i hope none of u xy's take it personally ;) and half-seriously now, i believe the book of proverbs really is one-sided, particularly concerning male-female relations... but that's ok. solomon was a man. he may have given great advice to the men about women, but i don't expect him to be an expert as to what makes a man good or bad in the eyes of a woman. that is, i don't expect the same advice given to us with the roles reversed. for example, if some wise woman were to give advice to us ladies, i don't think it would be "beware of the wayward man lest he lure u with his charm and appeal and lead u morally astray" but more like "beware of the wayward man with wandering eyes and hollow promises, whose temper is ill and made worse by wine, and though u find security in him, do not let his status and wealth lure u lest he look down on u and make a fool of u and bring u much heartache and grief.'
clearly, i'm not one of those feminists that believe men and women are the same and that everything goes both ways. and u can hold me to that one :P
how's this? a bit out of topic but i try... "i pity the man with good intentions whose ways have been maligned through the speculations of the woman and others, male and female alike. they only act with an equal higher purpose out of caution and best interests. but then again, to the cynic, noone is ever that well-intentioned."
hmm. i agree with the cynic. and anyway, what good are intentions if they aren't reflected in our actions? God judges us according to both, but what human can appropriately measure intention? actions are what count in this life, and i've got the battle scars to prove it. there's a two-way argument i can see here... let's continue to use man and woman for sake of example. is it the man's fault by failing to act according to his intentions, or is it the woman's fault by misinterpreting his actions to have malicious intent? who knows. and in a way, i don't think it really matters... that is, i believe it's unnecessarily draining to dwell on such things. what gain is there by pointing fingers at each other or seeking the other's approval? any gain by these means is ultimately selfish in my opinion. besides, it's enslaving, don't u think? veritas vos liberabit... and let God do His thing.
agreed to most things said. yes, understanding does not come easy and trust usually has a price... forgive me if some people just want to live in a world where both is attainable and things to be strived for. :D
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