"If sinners entice you, do not consent." Proverbs 1:10
There is a huge industry built upon producing the latest lure. To develop this instrument, no expense is spared. Extensive research and field testing are placed into discerning the mind of a fish. Designing the best means, and employing the proper methods to deceive a fish into making the decision to swallow a hook, requires due diligence.
As the saying goes, "This is the catch." The hook is the instrument of death. The lure is the means of enticing the fish. The beauty before the bite is the last thing a fish sees, unless it fights for its life, and successfully shakes the hook. Some do. Some don't.
Proverbs describes sinners, as culpable, guilty offenders. Their well-known behavior has exposed them, and condemned them in the eyes of their fellow-men. They are known for what they proven themselves to be, impure in thought, word and deed. In this light, following them hardly appears to be a tempting proposition.
The proposition of following unsavory people is not the temptation. It is the appeal of the promise that entices. The appeal is made to the open-mindedness of a naive person to never judge a book by its cover. Unsavory people manipulate gullible a person into being an honest broker who will take the time to get to know people, before passing judgment. Proverbs warns, following the wrong people never leads to the right choices.
The wise won't be inclined, are prone to wishful thinking, when being seduced. It is impossible to come up with the right deduction, when faced with the wrong seduction.
Fish have plenty to eat. They have all they need. They can only be caught by a lure that appears to be newer, shinier or easier to obtain. It always promises life, but only delivers death. It creates a dissatisfaction with what a fish already has, but the lure never satisfies the hunger of a fish or a man.
The Wise consider the source of enticement, and refuse to trade what they already have received from God, for a promise of more than God has already given them. Prayer purifies a man's heart, and protects it from being enticed by empty promises. Don't bite on what God won't bless.
TALK LESS! PRAY MORE!