“She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens.” Proverbs 31:15 How many of you after reading this verse just got a little more tired thinking about waking up earlier than you already do? I am a night owl, and thinking about getting up early…...
“She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar.” Proverbs 31:14 It took me a long time to understand what this verse means and why it’s included as an attribute to a woman who fears the Lord. But after studying it, I finally get why God has placed it...
Have you ever had those moments where you question how work is supposed to be a good thing? I know in my head that God designed it to be good, but sometimes it’s hard to truly see that in my heart. Personally, there are many times that I see work as tiring, extensive, overwhelming,...
“She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.” Proverbs 31:12 is a short and simple verse, but it’s a verse that stretches the length of your life. It requires a lifetime of action. Though it sounds tiring (and believe me, at some points it can be), the woman described...
“The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.” I think we can all agree that you would want your husband to trust you no matter what, no matter the situation, all the time. But when it comes to the nitty gritty parts of actually having a...
“An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.” It’s interesting that jewels are used here instead of something of a different value. If you think about it, jewels are highly valuable themselves (i.e. can be sold, traded, used for monetary purposes, etc.), are stunning, and are not common. As...
This new section is called “Digging into Proverbs 31.” I thought it’d be really good to go verse by verse and dig deeper into what it means to be a Proverbs 31 woman. Each post will be designated to one verse of Proverbs 31, going in consecutive order. Just remember, the Proverbs 31 passage...
