Chapter 10.23
The Good Wife
She does not eat the bread of idleness - Works
vigorously
with eager hands - Provides food plants a vineyard - Makes bed coverings - Makes linen garments;
trades and sells for a profit Opens her arms and extends her hands to the poor and
needy - Speaks with wisdom, and faithful instructs to her children - Her
husband and children call her blessed.
First Word
The good wife
knows her husband has full confidence in her; she gets up early while it is
still dark and prepares food for her family; she works hard with her hands
during the day making things she can sell and uses some of the money for the
family’s needs; saves some for a rainy day and invests some for their retirement
years, and still has a little left over just for “Family Fun”.
She helps others who are less fortunate; she sees that her family is
well clothed and her home a beautiful place to invite neighbors. She is not idle all day and watches over the
affairs of the family. She speaks wisdom,
not idle chatter or gossip and faithfully instructs her children to respect and
honor the Lord. Her husband, children and neighbors call
her blessed and praise her.
Proverbs 31:10-31 – The Noble Good wife
10 A wife of noble
character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband
has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings
him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
13 She selects
wool and flax and works with eager hands.
14 She is like
the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. She gets up while it is still
15 dark; she provides
food for her family and portions
for her servant girls.
16 She considers
a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets
about her work
vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that
her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand
she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her
arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy. When it
21 snows, she
has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes
coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband
is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the
land.
24 She makes linen
garments and sells them, and
supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is
clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with
wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches
over the affairs of her household and
does not eat the
bread of idleness.
28 Her children
arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many
women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is
deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be
praised.
31 Give her the
reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. NIV
In the multitude of
counselors,
there
is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14
I
am grateful to those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical
information,
and scripture verses. Because of them I
can stand on their shoulders
and see further that I otherwise ever
could have.
Writings
outside of the Bible should be viewed as “informational”, but not
authoritative. They give insight to
customs, manners and thoughts of a particular culture at a particular time in
history.
Along with
the Apocrypha, I have also enjoyed
“The lost books
of the Bible” and “The forgotten books of Eden”.
Many of these
will include folklore, superstition and “embellishments”.
Prove scripture with
scripture, line upon line, and precept upon precept.
.American Standard Version Bible – ASV
.Dake annotated Reference Bible – DAKE
.English Standard Version Bible – ESV
.King James Version Bible – KJV
.Nave’s Topical Bible - Zondervan
.New International Version Bible – NIV
.New Living Translation Bible – NLT
.The Message Bible - MSG
101 Q&A on Demon Powers – Dr. Lester Sumrall
A Commentary; Critical, Experimental and
Practical - Eerdmans
A Planned Deception – Constance E. Cumbey
A Survey of Israel’s History - Wood
Age of accountability – Dr. Ken Matto
Age of accountability – John Piper
Age of accountability – Tony Warren
All the Parables of the Bible – Herbert Lockyer
All the Promises of the Bible – Herbert Lockyer
All the Women of the Bible – Edith Deen
Antiquity of the Jews – Flavius Josephus Matthias
Apocrypha – Goodspeed
Arithmetic of God; The – Don Iistler
Baker Commentary on the Bible – Elwell
Baptism Commentary – Dr. John Harvey
Baptist Web Site – Derek Gentle
Bible Almanac; The – Packer-Tenney-White
Bible Commentary – F.B. Meyer
Bible Dictionary – Harper and Row
Bible Dictionary – Nelson’s
Bible Hub.com
Bible Study Tools - Crosswalk
Book of Bible lists – Joel Meredith
CARM – Christian Apologetics and Research
Ministry – M.J. Slick
Commentary on the Bible - Baker
Complete Book of Bible Knowledge; The – Mark D. Taylor
Covenant Bible Study: notes – Marcus E. McDonald
Creation or Evolution – Lyle Albrecht
Creation Seminar – Kent Hovind
Customs and Folkways of Jewish Life – Theodor H. Gaster
Dead Sea Scrolls –
Double Predestination Paper – Darryl Williams
Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon – J. Vernon McGee
Encountering the Old Testament – Arnold- Beyer
Explore the Bible – LifeWay
Exposition of Genesis – H.C. Leupold
Exposition of the Parables – Benjamin Keach
Expositor’s Bible Commentary; The – Frank E. Gaebelein
Forgotten Books of Eden; The – World
Four Blood Moons; TV Series – John Hagee
Future Fuehrer – Hal Lindsey
Girls of the Bible – Harvey Albert Snyder
God without Religion - Andrew Farley
Google Internet
Gospel of Luke; The – J. Vernon McGee
Great Doctrines of the Bible Vol 6 - W. A. Criswell
Guide Post - Lent – Max Lucado
Harpers Bible Dictionary- Harper & Row
Haven’t you Heard? There’s A War going on!
– Eldred Echols
Hell’s Angels – David Jeremiah
Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow; The – Constance Cumbey
His Glory Revealed – John Hagee
How to Save your Marriage Alone – Ed Wheat
Illustrated Bible Dictionary; The - Tyndale
Image of God; The – John Piper
Infant Baptism – John MacArthur
Infant Baptism – John Piper
Interlinear Greek-English New Testament – Baker
Invisible War; The – Donald Grey Barnhouse
Jewish book of Why; The – Kolatch
Koinonia House – Chuck Missler
Kwanzaa – Renew America – Warner Todd Huston
Kwanzaa
– www.GotQuestions.org
Landmark Baptist; The – Brian Willis
Late Great Planet Earth; The – Hal Lindsey
Liberty Commentary on the New Testament – Jerry Falwell
Lost Books of the Bible; The - Bell
Lost Books of the Bible; The - World
Manners & Customs of Bible Lands – Fred H. Wight
Matthew Henry’s Commentary - Zondervan
Missing Books of the Bible; The – Halo Press
Mysteries of the Bible – Readers Digest
Mystery of the Ages – Herbert W. Armstrong
Nag Hammadi Library; The – James M. Robinson
Naked Gospel; The – Andrew Farley
New Unger’s Bible Handbook; The – Gary N. Larson
One Hundred Bible Topics – Marvin Hunt
Oxford Illustrated History of
Christianity, The – J. McManners
Parables of Jesus; The – J. Dwight Pentecost
Paradise Commentary – Dr. Karl McCallister
Paul & His Letters – John B. Polhill
Peter, Paul and Mary Magdalene – Bart D.Ehrman
Red Heifer; The – The Temple Institute
Roget’s International Thesaurus – Harper & Row
Seven Deadly Sins – British Broadcasting Network
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the
Bible – Nelson
Temple Institute; The
Temple Mount & Land of Israel Faithful
Movement
Temple Mount Location - Dr. Asher Kaufman
The Layman’s Overview of the Bible – George W. Knight
Theomatics – Jerry Lucas and Del Washburn
There were two Trees in the Garden – Rick Joyner
This Momentary Marriage – John Piper
Thru the Bible – J. Vernon McGee
Today’s Dictionary of the Bible - Guidepost
Today’s Dictionary of the Bible:
Readers Digest
Twelve Ordinary Men – John MacArthur
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries - Leon Morris
Victor Journey through the Bible; The – V. Gilbert Beers
Vincent’s Word Studies of the New
Testament – Mac Donald
Webster’s New World College Dictionary - Webster
Who’s Who and Where’s Where in the Bible – Stephen M. Miller
Who’s Who in the Bible – Paul D. Gardner
Why Do Catholics Do That? – Kevin Orlin Johnson
Wikipedia
Witchcraft, puppets and Voodoo – Irene A. Park
Wycliffe Bible Commentary; The – Pfeiffer & Harrison
Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the
Bible; The – Tenney
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