This is the last bit of advice to be given to the son’s of Solomon.
We have finished this book of teachings and sayings that were meant to prepare
a boy for manhood. Proverbs 31 stands as a mark that woman should strive for
and it is a guide for a man in seeking a wife. This passage starts with the old
joke “A wife of noble character who can find?” ___ Then it says she is more
valuable than rubies. This kind of Godly woman is rare and valuable to the life
of her husband. She stands in contrast to the other women of proverbs.
1.THE EASY TO FIND WOMAN
A. the
adulteress and wayward wife. 2:16 5:3
B. prostitute
6:24-29
c. the
immoral woman 6:24
d. The gossip
e. the
disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones 12:4
f. the
quarrelsome wife 19:13 21:9 21:19
2. the noble wife
a. of great
value 12:4, 31:10
b. gives
her husband confidence 11-12
c. she is industrious
a business woman 13-19
d. kind and
giving to the poor 20
e. takes
care of her family 21-22
f. brings
respect to her husband when he sits with other men
g. She
teaches her children well
h. She
watches over her family
3. what to do with this
A. Women
a.
your character and conduct shape your family
b.
the limits of what you would do are limitless
c.
Your actions greatly affect your husband, you have the power to encourage him,
or defeat him.
B. Men
a.
before you marry, evaluate and choose wisely
b.
treasure your wife, give her, her rightful praise
c.
encourage her to be the woman of God
d.
do not dismiss her council lightly
Being a woman of noble character can make or break your
family. Will they rise up and call you blessed , or wish they were living in a
leaky house or even a desert. A wife of noble character is a treasure beyond all
measure, husbands treat her that way.
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