Donna Williams Supporter

Please allow me to say that your question in my opinion is about a situational relationship. 

There is no specific answer in the Bible, however, I believe this kind of relationship is not wise to enter into.

I would ask, if you're aware that the woman's intentions are bad, why would you want to entertain a relationship with her anyway? To me this is a red flag that should not be ignored!

In my opinion, it is never wise for married men or women to develop close relationships with single men or women. 

There is always going to be the temptation to cross the line and to yield to the flesh. 

Now, I would like to say that the Bible is very clear about fleeing fornication and committing adultery. 

Finally, I would like to share that we all have a conscience that let's us know when something is right or wrong, and as Christians we should not ignore the conviction of the Holy Spirit!

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Jack Gutknecht Supporter Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

1 Thessalonians 5:22 (NET) – “Stay away from every form of evil.”

1 Corinthians 10:12 (NET) – “So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.” Sin is sly and strong. Don't be fooled.

Proverbs 4:23 (NET) – “Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.”

My all-time favorite verse, though, is one I have to use often when I'm tempted to fornicate: 

Hebrews 13:4 (NET) – “Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.” Hebrews 13:4 in The Message Bible says:

"Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex."

Malachi 2:15 (NET) – “No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do? He sought a godly offspring. So be careful not to be unfaithful to the wife you married when you were young.”

Proverbs 13:20 (NET) – “The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but A COMPANION OF FOOLS SUFFERS HARM."
You don't want to put yourself in harm's way.

1 Corinthians 15:33 (NET) – “Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company corrupts good morals.’” chatgpt supplied the verses, but I chose to leave out their comments.

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Kelli Trujillo Supporter Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician

Although the Bible might not directly address this question, there are scriptures and guiding principles that can be applied directly to this situation:

1 Thes. 5:22-23: "22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (KJV)

This verse warns against even the "appearance of evil." We should avoid situations that skirt evil, and also those that have the potential to lead to evil. Placing oneself in close proximity--either physically or emotionally--to a person who might be inclined to tempt a person to commit adultery flies in the face of this verse.

Prov. 7:4-5: "Say to wisdom, 'You are my sister,' and to insight, 'You are my relative.' 5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words." (NIV)

In this verse we see that the writer (the Holy Spirit) says it is wise for a man to stay away from an adulterous or potentially adulterous woman.

Titus 2:3-5: "3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God." (NIV)

The root word for "love" (philandros) where you see "love their husbands" actually means "be a friend to their husbands," and it is a unique word referring only to the kind of love a woman is supposed to provide for her husband. It is a wife's responsibility to provide a level of intimate friendship for her husband that is unique and only between them. It's not that husbands and wives can't have friends of the opposite sex, but the friendship can never take precedence over the intimate friendship God intended between the husband and the wife. It works best when Christian couples make friends with other Christian couples.

It's dangerous for a married man to develop a close friendship with a single woman, no matter what her intentions are.

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Danny Hickman Supporter Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

I think both barrels of this question are loaded! I wanna try to unload the question. (If this was asked in open court, I'd expect to hear a swift word of "objection.")

Here's an unloaded version of the question: 'What does the Bible say about a person who has bad intentions?' 

The whole Bible is loaded with stories about people who think they are smarter than God. The narrative of the first two brothers in the beginning of the story of mankind, is about one of the brothers killing his younger brother because the older brother was angry with God. God accepted Abel and his worship when he brought to God a sacrificial offering, but rejected Cain and his offering, and Cain got angry with God and killed his younger brother, Abel. (Genesis 4)

Here's what I believe to be one of the plainest cautions that the Bible teaches about people who act out their bad intentions on others: "If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you don't do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it." (Genesis 4:7) (God said that to Cain prior to his murder of his brother but, evidently, it didn't penetrate). 

Sin lies in wait for us, ready to pounce. Sin is out to get us. We must master it! (The Message Bible)

HERE IT IS:

When a married man spends time with a single woman (whether the woman has bad intentions or not), sin is hiding in the tall grass! HISSING! If you find yourself in a situation like that, if you stop and listen you can hear it. I don't believe a lion can roar as loud as sin can hiss!

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