There are poisons that look like crystal spring water. A glass of such poison, placed next to a glass of clear water will fool the eye; the two look exactly alike.
But one has death in it, the other life. You have to
discover by other means than drinking the true nature of the two liquids.
In the same way there are many things in life that are
deadly, but have the seeming appearance of goodness.
This is why, when you must make a choice about some
pleasure, amusement, or action, you must not come to your decision on the basis
of appearances.
- ‘Let Me Illustrate’, Donald Barnhouse (ministry127.com)
Pro 14:12 (RSV): “There is a way which seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.”
“What fools are they who, for a drop of pleasure, drink a
sea of wrath.” - Thomas Watson.
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