PROFITING FROM PROVERBS

“She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life” (Proverbs 31:12).

In verse 10, we saw her principles. In verse 11, her prudence.

Now, we notice her persistence in verse 12. “She will do him good and not evil,” when she feels like it. It doesn’t say that, does it? “She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.”

Back in Genesis, it says that her “desire shall be to her husband,” it’s not a job, it’s not a career. A woman's desire in the Bible; a godly woman, a virtuous woman, is to her husband. In any neighborhood, in every city, there are divorces, wrecked homes, where there are small children that will never get over those divorces. In almost every one of those cases, the woman was working outside of the home and found another man out on the job. You know where she should have been? She should have been in that home taking care of the children.

“She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.” Her persistence. She's a good companion, she's a good friend, she’s a good partner, she’s a good parent, she’s a good lover, she’s a good motivator, and she’s a good home coordinator. Something else that she is, she's a good fan of her man.

You try to get a Proverbs 31 woman to say something bad about her husband. She’s the best fan that man has. Now, when they are alone and talking, it might be a different story, but when she's in the public eye, she is loyal to her husband. You will never hear her say anything derogatory about him. That's a good woman that will do him good all the days of her life. Ladies, that's something you need, that is virtuosity.

Daily Bible study is necessary if we are going to begin our day with the right attitude and the right spiritual diet. Proverbs has 31 chapters, and most months have 31 days, so let's read a chapter of Proverbs a day and see what God might have for us. As the Lord leads, share with us what God has shown you in a special way and by His grace let us build up a devotional repository. Let's keep our knives and forks handy for some daily bread! Ideally, a chapter or two of Proverbs will fit in nicely with a good plan of reading our Bibles through each year.

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