warning. On the one hand, seeking wisdom and avoiding sinners and the adulterous woman will take the son along paths and ways of goodness and righteousness to a long life in the land. On the other hand, those who walk in folly will suffer the consequences of being “cut off” and “torn” from the land. Van Leeuwen notes that the specific language in these threats about the land in verse 22 makes it unlikely that these are only a coincidental parallel to Israel’s historical narratives about the promised