She Shall Be Praised

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Proverbs 31:13–31 NKJV
13 She seeks wool and flax, And willingly works with her hands. 14 She is like the merchant ships, She brings her food from afar. 15 She also rises while it is yet night, And provides food for her household, And a portion for her maidservants. 16 She considers a field and buys it; From her profits she plants a vineyard. 17 She girds herself with strength, And strengthens her arms. 18 She perceives that her merchandise is good, And her lamp does not go out by night. 19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hand holds the spindle. 20 She extends her hand to the poor, Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet. 22 She makes tapestry for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land. 24 She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies sashes for the merchants. 25 Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness. 27 She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: 29 “Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.” 30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.
God has given a Woman unique responsibility of Watching over her household.
Proverbs 31:27 NKJV
27 She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 31:15 NKJV
15 She also rises while it is yet night, And provides food for her household, And a portion for her maidservants.
Proverbs 31:21 NKJV
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet.

31:13–27 God has given a woman the unique responsibility of watching over the activities of her household (31:27). The word household shows up three times in this section (31:15, 21, 27), indicating the attention a woman of excellence gives to her family’s needs. She understands the central place that the home plays in the kingdom of God. And while the husband’s role is to be the head of the home, the wife is the chief operating officer—the internal home manager. She is never idle (31:27). Rather than bored, she’s industrious.

She runs the business of the house
Proverbs 31:14 NKJV
14 She is like the merchant ships, She brings her food from afar.
Proverbs 31:16 NKJV
16 She considers a field and buys it; From her profits she plants a vineyard.
Titus 2:5 NKJV
5 to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
1 Timothy 5:14 NKJV
14 Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

What we have here is a person with business acumen (31:14). She spends money wisely and uses it in the best way to get maximum yield for the benefit of her family. That’s what’s happening when she evaluates a field and buys it and plants a vineyard with her earnings (31:16). When Paul encourages women to be “workers at home” (Titus 2:5) and to “manage their households” (1 Tim 5:14), he doesn’t mean they have to stay inside the four walls of a house. He means that everything a woman does outside the home complements what goes on inside it.

She extends her hands to the needy
Proverbs 31:20 NKJV
20 She extends her hand to the poor, Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.

The woman does have an outside ministry: she extends her hands to the needy (Prov 31:20). In other words, she’s not engaging on social media all day. She’s not gossiping. Instead, she’s helping the less fortunate. So she’s busy making money, making a difference, and investing in others.

She Speaks!
Proverbs 31:26 NKJV
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness.

When she does speak, she speaks wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue (31:26). She has the ability to use the right words at the right time as she encounters real-life situations. Her husband benefits from the fact that he’s married to such a rare lady (31:23).

Her Husband benefits
Proverbs 31:23 NKJV
23 Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.
She Loves the Lord
Proverbs 31:30 NKJV
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

31:30 The reason this woman was wise, the reason she could prioritize her family, the reason she had everything in order, is because she took God seriously. She had a divine world-view. The marketplace didn’t control her; her friends didn’t control her; the television didn’t control her. God controlled her.

Proverbs 31:30 NKJV
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

31:31 The reason we forget to praise women of excellence in our marriages and communities is that we get used to them. We take them for granted. But offering praise is like watering a flower, thus allowing its buds to open up. So praise the godly women in your life and watch them blossom.

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