A truly good wife is the most precious treasure a man can find!
Her husband depends on her, and she never lets him down. She is good to him every day of her life, and with her own hands she gladly makes clothes.
She is like a sailing ship that brings food from across the sea. She gets up before daylight to prepare food for her family and for her servants. She knows how to buy land and how to plant a vineyard, and she always works hard. She knows when to buy or sell, and she stays busy until late at night.
She spins her own cloth, and she helps the poor and the needy. Her family has warm clothing, and so she doesn't worry when it snows. She does her own sewing, and everything she wears is beautiful.
Her husband is a well-known and respected leader in the city.
She makes clothes to sell to the shop owners.
She is strong and graceful, as well as cheerful about the future. Her words are sensible, and her advice is thoughtful. She takes good care of her family and is never lazy.
Her children praise her, and with great pride her husband says, "There are many good women, but you are the best!"
Charm can be deceiving, and beauty fades away, but a woman who honors the LORD deserves to be praised.
Show her respect-- praise her in public for what she has done.
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Proverb 31:10-31, from the Contemporary English Version, via the Canadian Bible Society's daily reading email. Also, if you want a neat little study on this passage, check out "The Perfect Wife", an independant study I found online today.
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