Spurgeon writes about chapter 5, "The first sentence has reference to a net, in which birds or beasts are taken. The ungodly man first of all finds sin to be a bait, and, charmed by its apparent pleasantness he indulges in it, and then he becomes entangled in its meshes so that he cannot escape. That which first attracted the sinner, afterwards detains him. Evil habits are soon formed, the soul readily becomes accustomed to evil, and then, even if the man should have lingering thoughts of better things, and form frail resolutions to amend, his iniquities hold him captive like a bird in the fowler’s snare. Even so is it with the sins of ungodly men, they are at first a tempting bait, and afterwards a snare. Having sinned, they become so bewitched with sin, that the scriptural statement is no exaggeration: "Can the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil."
Adultery is warned against many times in Proverbs because it's so harmful to all involved. There's nothing good that comes from it and often it is the ruin of many. Chapter 5 isn't just a warning to men, but to both men and women because the sin is a trap for both.
Join me in reading chapter 5 and be encouraged.
