Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31 - Working Preacher from ...
www.workingpreacher.org › commentaries › revisedSep 20, 2009 · Proverbs 31:10-31 is the famous poem celebrating the “capable wife.”. It is often cited in praise of wives and mothers, and is among the most popular and familiar texts from Proverbs. Of course, “popular” and “familiar” does not necessarily mean “clear” and “without interpretive difficulties”” One of these difficulties, to be sure, is that Proverbs is a patriarchal text and chapter 31 is certainly no exception.
What Does Proverbs 31:10 Mean? - Verse of the day
dailyverse.knowing-jesus.com › proverbs-31-10the answer is found at the end of the book of Proverbs: a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom we are told at the beginning of Proverbs, while at the end we discover that the attributes and characteristics of the wise woman are summed up in a few short verses which climaxes with the short statement: a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
What Does Proverbs 31:10 Mean? - Verse of the day
The fear of the Lord is rooted in dependency upon Christ to work His work through us. The fruit of the Spirit can only be produced in the one who trusts in the Lord with all her heart, does not lean on her own understanding. The beginning of wisdom and the fruit of virtue and can be discovered in the one who presents her body as a living ...