Posted on 05/09/2026 5:24:31 PM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
A Tale of Two Women
THE VOLUPTUOUS WOMAN and THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN
Described in the first nine chapters of Proverbs Described in Proverbs chapter 31
SHE IS LEWD (Proverbs 6:24; 2:17). SHE IS LOYAL (Proverbs 31:11).
SHE IS A HOME BREAKER (Proverbs 7). SHE IS A HOMEMAKER (Proverbs 31).
SHE IS EASY TO FIND (Proverbs 7:10-12). SHE IS HARD TO FIND (a rare gem) (Proverbs 31:10).
SHE IS CHEAP (Proverbs 30:20). SHE IS PRECIOUS (Proverbs 31:10).
SHE HAS OUTER BEAUTY Surface attraction (Proverbs 6:25). SHE HAS INNER BEAUTY Heart attraction (Proverbs 31:30; 1 Peter 3:4).
SHE WORKS WITH HER MOUTH (lively lips but no life) (Proverbs 21:9,19; 25:24 etc.). SHE WORKS WITH HER HANDS (a lovely life producing loving deeds) (Proverbs 31, many verses).
SHE IS RELIGIOUS (Proverbs 7:14). SHE IS RIGHT WITH GOD (Proverbs 31:30).
SHE IS OUTSIDE THE HOME (Proverbs 7:11-12). SHE ABIDES IN THE HOME (Proverbs 31:27).
SHE DOES HER HUSBAND NOTHING BUT HARM (Proverbs 2:17). SHE DOES HER HUSBAND GOOD (Proverbs 31:12).
SHE IS ON THE LOOSE AT NIGHT (Proverbs 7:9,18). SHE IS RESTING AT NIGHT SO SHE CAN AWAKE EARLY (Proverbs 31:15).
SHE KILLS HER VICTIMS (Proverbs 7:23). SHE BLESSES HER FAMILY (Proverbs 31:28).
SHE LIVES BY LUST (Proverbs 7:10). SHE LIVES BY LOVE (Proverbs 31:20).
Thank you for this. I’ve never seen the juxtaposition between these. Always there is something to learn.
You’re welcome; 😊
Had to look up juxtaposition; a new word in my vocabulary👍
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