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[h=3]For those bible readers...this might come in handy for you....just thought its worth sharing.
The Character Traits of a Godly Wife[/h]Proverbs is most specific with regard to the qualities of the godly wife. These are highlighted by contrasting the moral flaws of a woman who is far from virtuous.
1. A GODLY WIFE IS GODLY. Godliness begins with a proper relationship to God. A godly wife is, first and foremost, a woman who fears God.Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised (31:30).In contrast, the woman to avoid is the one who does not know or fear God. She is sometimes referred to as a strange woman, that is a foreigner, one who has no knowledge of the God of Israel (cf. 2:25; 5:3,20; 7:5). She is actively evil and has no grasp of the way of the Lord.She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it (5:6).To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress (6:24).While perhaps not synonymous with a fear of God, the godly wife is referred to as virtuous or excellent (12:4; 31:10). This seems to describe the moral excellence of the godly wife, a result of her godliness.2. A GODLY WIFE IS WISE. You will recall that wisdom is personified as a woman in the Book of Proverbs (cf. 1:20-33; 8:1-36; 9:1-6). So also the ideal wife is characterized as a woman of wisdom.The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands (14:1).She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue (31:26).The opposite of the godly woman is the woman of folly.The woman of folly is boisterous, She is naive, and knows nothing (9:13).As a ring of gold in a swines snout, So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion (11:22).
3. A GODLY WIFE HONORS HER HUSBAND. A man who has married a godly wife has a wife who will bring honor to him. She is truly a helper to her husband.An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is as rottenness in his bones (12:4).The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack, of gain. She does him good and not evil All the days of her life (31:11-12).An ungodly wife humiliates and harasses her husband. She is not a helper but a hindrance to her mate. She is as rottenness in his bones (12:4). By her haranguing, she makes him miserable:A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping (19:13).
4. A GODLY WIFE IS GRACIOUS. One reason honor is given the godly woman is that she is known for her graciousness.A gracious woman attains honor, And violent men attain riches (11:16).The ungodly woman is spoken of in very unbecoming terms. She is vexing, due to her contentious nature:It is better to live in a corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman (21:9; cf. 25:24).It is better to live in a desert land, Than with a contentious and vexing woman (21:19).
5. A GODLY WIFE IS FAITHFUL TO HER HUSBAND. This is most clearly shown by contrast with the woman of folly who is an adulteress.To deliver you from the strange woman, From the adulteress who flatters with her words; That leaves the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God (2:16-17).To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress (6:24).Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses For the man is not at home. . . (7:18-19).While it is not stated explicitly, it is implied and assumed that a godly wife is one who maintains sexual purity. She is a woman who is virtuous or excellent (31:10), in whom her husband has complete trust (31:11). She does her husband only good and not evil (31:12).She teaches her son the virtues of sexual purity (31:3). Certainly she is a woman of sexual purity.
There it is ladies.before you look for a good Husband, try to be a good wife first!!
Tchao!!!
The Character Traits of a Godly Wife[/h]Proverbs is most specific with regard to the qualities of the godly wife. These are highlighted by contrasting the moral flaws of a woman who is far from virtuous.
1. A GODLY WIFE IS GODLY. Godliness begins with a proper relationship to God. A godly wife is, first and foremost, a woman who fears God.Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised (31:30).In contrast, the woman to avoid is the one who does not know or fear God. She is sometimes referred to as a strange woman, that is a foreigner, one who has no knowledge of the God of Israel (cf. 2:25; 5:3,20; 7:5). She is actively evil and has no grasp of the way of the Lord.She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it (5:6).To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress (6:24).While perhaps not synonymous with a fear of God, the godly wife is referred to as virtuous or excellent (12:4; 31:10). This seems to describe the moral excellence of the godly wife, a result of her godliness.2. A GODLY WIFE IS WISE. You will recall that wisdom is personified as a woman in the Book of Proverbs (cf. 1:20-33; 8:1-36; 9:1-6). So also the ideal wife is characterized as a woman of wisdom.The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands (14:1).She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue (31:26).The opposite of the godly woman is the woman of folly.The woman of folly is boisterous, She is naive, and knows nothing (9:13).As a ring of gold in a swines snout, So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion (11:22).
3. A GODLY WIFE HONORS HER HUSBAND. A man who has married a godly wife has a wife who will bring honor to him. She is truly a helper to her husband.An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is as rottenness in his bones (12:4).The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack, of gain. She does him good and not evil All the days of her life (31:11-12).An ungodly wife humiliates and harasses her husband. She is not a helper but a hindrance to her mate. She is as rottenness in his bones (12:4). By her haranguing, she makes him miserable:A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping (19:13).
4. A GODLY WIFE IS GRACIOUS. One reason honor is given the godly woman is that she is known for her graciousness.A gracious woman attains honor, And violent men attain riches (11:16).The ungodly woman is spoken of in very unbecoming terms. She is vexing, due to her contentious nature:It is better to live in a corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman (21:9; cf. 25:24).It is better to live in a desert land, Than with a contentious and vexing woman (21:19).
5. A GODLY WIFE IS FAITHFUL TO HER HUSBAND. This is most clearly shown by contrast with the woman of folly who is an adulteress.To deliver you from the strange woman, From the adulteress who flatters with her words; That leaves the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God (2:16-17).To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress (6:24).Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses For the man is not at home. . . (7:18-19).While it is not stated explicitly, it is implied and assumed that a godly wife is one who maintains sexual purity. She is a woman who is virtuous or excellent (31:10), in whom her husband has complete trust (31:11). She does her husband only good and not evil (31:12).She teaches her son the virtues of sexual purity (31:3). Certainly she is a woman of sexual purity.
There it is ladies.before you look for a good Husband, try to be a good wife first!!
Tchao!!!
