Proverbs 10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Do not take our word for it, when you go home this evening, check out your wardrobe or closet, and see how many shoes, and dresses, and suits that were bought, which are hardly, if ever used. Or if that does not work, check your garage and see how many tools and gizmos you bought in the heat of the moment, and in some cases, you forgot that the items were purchased previously, so that folks ended up buying the same thing two or three times as the case may be.
Sometimes it is the way something smells so good at the bakery, or looked so good on the store shelf, that causes a person to make the purchase without thinking things through. Men in particular have to be very careful with the issue of impulse, when it comes to women, for you can be swayed this way or that by sudden external beauty, if the mind is not stayed on God at all times.
David fell on impulse and Solomon followed David’s lead, as various beautiful women would be seen on the spur of the moment, and then, without thinking through the ramifications properly, the decision was made right there and then, to bring them home to live. But Solomon soon learned the hard way that if you want to treat a woman right, it will cost money, in most instances. Thus, the impulsive decision making continued, until the king ended up with about 1000 women.
1st Kings 11:But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!