The wise person is controlled by God’s Word rather than selfish, sinful impulses.

• Do you love what God loves and hate what God hates (vv. 16–19)
• Why the emphasis on the “heart” and “eyes” (v. 25)? Note the next verse!
• Note the irony of immorality (v. 32)—driven by sensuality and “living life to the fullest,” it actually shows a lack of sense and leads to death.