but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. - Prov. 31:30-31 NIV
How different the Proverbs 31 woman is from today's housewife of Orange County, New York, New Jersey or wherever the flashy and shallow come from. Today's housewives have yet to learn that 'charm is deceptive and, beauty is fleeting.'
There is a way for a woman to be pleasing to the Lord. It is not by sitting around eating bon bon's and gossiping all day. According to Proverbs 31, a God fearing woman is industrious, often more industrious than her husband who is relegated to discussing the affairs of the world with the other men at the city gate while the wife is buying fields, planting vineyards, making profitable trades, spinning and weaving, and decorating her house. A God fearing woman makes the 'housewives' of today look like the prostitutes they really are. A God fearing woman is the one who will be rewarded in the end.
2010 Post - Proverbs 30-31: Enough Said
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