Give Her The Reward She Has Earned
When
it snows, she's not afraid for her family. All of them are dressed in the
finest clothes.
She makes her own bed coverings. She is dressed in fine linen and purple
clothes.
Her husband is respected at the city gate. There he takes his seat among the
elders of the land.
She makes linen clothes and sells them. She supplies belts to the traders.
She puts on strength and honor as if they were her clothes. She can laugh at
the days that are coming.
She
speaks wisely. She teaches faithfully.
She watches over family matters. She is busy all the time.
Her children stand up and call her blessed. Her husband also rises up, and he
praises her.
He says, "Many women do noble things. But you are better than all the
others."
Charm can fool you. Beauty fades. But a woman who has respect for the Lord
should be praised.
Give
her the reward she has earned. Let everything she has done bring praise to her
at the city gate.
Proverbs 31:21-31
Charm
is for the deceitful and beauty is for the young. In Proverbs we learn physical
beauty is passing. God cares about what is inside us, not our outward
appearances.
Women
can have that inner beauty and that is to be cherished. Authentic beauty will
endure forever in one who loves and respects the Lord.
Righteousness in the heart produces beauty in the
character.
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