10 A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
4 comments:
Jenna,
We've been having debates as to why you chose to post this passage...Care to elaborate?
D
Look at you...blogging away...
I think this passage...because really, that first line sums it all up. ...who can find?
Jenna it is my dutey as a brother and member of the Y chromosone populace to represent this issue fairly and from both sides.
1 Corinthians 7:8
Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.
( gotta love paul)
Oh the PIT stories connected to this.
Proverbs 2:16
16 It will save you also from the adulteress,
from the wayward wife with her seductive words
Proverbs 12:4
A disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 19:13 ( possibly my favorite)
A foolish son is his father's ruin,
and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Proverbs 21:9
Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:19
Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
Proverbs 27:15
A quarrelsome wife is like
a constant dripping on a rainy day;
Word to your mother, Yo.
That is the swell.
Wakto.
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