#Proverbs 15:31

[wiirocku]

Proverbs 15:31 (NLT) - If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.

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[aressida]

Feminists, I want to express how I feel when I see all of you (as someone who once held feminist views and disliked men a decade ago, but now that I have gained understanding): Enough with the sabotage!

Be the duty of a woman. -> Genesis 2:18

-> Galatians 3:28 -> 1 Timothy 2:9-15 -> 1 Corinthians 11:3 -> Titus 2:3-5 -> 1 Timothy 2:11-12 -> Ephesians 5:22-24 -> Proverbs 31:11–12 -> Genesis 3:16

[walkswithmyfather]

Matthew 7:15 (NIV). “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”

Matthew 10:16 (NIV). “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”

Proverbs 28:1 (NLT). “The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.”

Deuteronomy 31:6 (CEB). “Be strong! Be fearless! Don’t be afraid and don’t be scared by your enemies, because the LORD your God is the one who marches with you. He won’t let you down, and he won’t abandon you.”

“The enemy likes to hide wolves inside sheep's clothing but that's okay, Jehovah hides lions inside of lambs.” Amen! 🙏🕊🙌

[blushcoloreddreams]

The routine of a virtuous woman to inspire your own

She wakes up earlier than all others at home - (Proverbs 31:15)

Dedicates her first moments in the morning to God (Proverbs 31:30)

Prepares the family meal with calm and organize her daily tasks (Proverbs 31:15)

Takes care of her appearance - not be complimented by people outside, but by her own family (Proverbs 31:25)

Takes care of her family needs and do the daily maintenance of her home (Proverbs 31:27)

Works with effort and dedication. Wherever she goes she’s a testimony of her family’s good reputation (Proverbs 31:13)

Tries to be creative and bring new investments and opportunities to her family (Proverbs 31:16)

Even at night she’ll save some energy and liveliness to use with her husband (Proverbs 31:18)

[aestariiwilderness]

Abortion is Murder & Unbiblical

The Bible does not use the word abortion. How could it? The term itself as a procedure wasn't invented yet! However, the Bible does cover: 

Humanity's inherent value and rights as (uniquely among creation) made in the image of God

Murder

Child/infant murder as something abhorrent to God

Life's beginnings, indirectly (although that also has biological support) 

Legal ramifications of killing a child in the womb 

How God sees and interacts with children in the womb 

How we as His followers are meant to treat children 

What He expects us to do for the defenseless and vulnerable (i.e., the most defenseless and vulnerable human imaginable is the one in the womb) 

And how the question of following Him and His Word is what makes or breaks the difference between a Christian and someone who claims the name but is tragically unsaved  Below are some verses and some additional explication (partial credit: @glowsticks-and-jesus)  

Proverbs 31:8 

Luke 1:44 

2nd Kings 17:17 

Jeremiah 19:5 

Genesis 9:6 

Exodus 21:22-25 

Matthew 7:20 - 23 

John 15:14 

1st John 1:5-10, 2:3-6 

Exodus 20:13 

Mark 10:13-15 Leviticus 20:3-5 (https://biblehub.com/hebrew/mizzaro_2233.htm) 

Matthew 18:10, 14

Psalm 22:10

Jacob & Esau, John the Baptist, Samson, etc. 

Judges 16:17  Glowsticks-and-Jesus Collection:

"Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 'Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.'"Jeremiah 1:4-5

"The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name."Isaiah 49:1

John the Baptist leaped in Elizabeth’s womb when Mary greeted her cousin (Luke 1:39-45), an example that babies in utero are responsive human beings already aware of the outside world.

The righteous Hebrew midwives at the time of Moses pleased God by saving babies deemed unworthy of life by the authorities of their day (Ex. 1:15-21).

 As an additional note -- these references are included above, but worth a second mention -- it's plain that child sacrifice - child murder - is something that God abhors and explicitly does not command. I'd look here (https://biblehub.com/jeremiah/19-5.htm) and here (https://biblehub.com/2_kings/17-17.htm) and check out the cross-references as well. Likewise, there is direct support for laws against murder and the protection of the unborn (up to capital punishment) in the Bible (Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:22-25  -- an additional reference here included about the common misunderstanding of the latter verses: https://www.str.org/w/what-exodus-21-22-says-about-abortion).

In summary -- it's possible (although, I believe, it does deprive its proponents of a foundational basis for the value of life) to be both secular and anti-abortion. But it is not possible for a Christian who truly understands their faith, their God, and His Word to be pro-abortion.

[girlbloggercher]

how to read the Bible

this is in order!

1. John

2. Mark

3. Matthew

4. Luke

5. Genesis

6. Exodus

7. Leviticus

8. Numbers

9. Dueteronomy

10. Romans

11. Galatians

12. Colossians

13. Proverbs

14. Ecclesiastes

15. Job

16. 1 Peter

17. 1 Corinthians

18. 2 Corinthians

19. Ephesians

20. Philippians

21. 1 Thessalonians

22. 2 Thessalonians

23. 1 Timothy

24. 2 Timothy

25. James

26. 2 Peter

27. 1 John

28. 2 John

29. 3 John

30. Jude

31. Psalms

32. Joshua

33. Judges

34. 1 Samuel

35. 2 Samuel

36. 1 Kings

37. 2 Kings

38. 1 Chronicles

39. 2 Chronicles

40. Ezra

41. Nehemiah

42. Jeremiah

43. Lamentations

44. Ezekiel

45. Joel

46. Amos

47. Obadiah

48. Nahum

49. Habakkuk

50. Zephaniah

51. Haggai

52. Zechariah

53. Malachi

54. Micah

55. Hosea

56. Luke

57. Esther

58. Jonah

59. Song of Solomon

60. Acts

61. Titus

62. Philemon

63. Hebrew

64. Isaiah

65. Daniel

66. Revelation

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

19 Jesus said, “There was a rich man who always dressed in the finest clothes. He was so rich that he was able to enjoy all the best things every day. 20 There was also a very poor man named Lazarus. Lazarus’ body was covered with sores. He was often put by the rich man’s gate. 21 Lazarus wanted only to eat the scraps of food left on the floor under the rich man’s table. And the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 “Later, Lazarus died. The angels took him and placed him in the arms of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 He was sent to the place of death and was in great pain. He saw Abraham far away with Lazarus in his arms. — Luke 16:19-23 | Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Easy-to-Read Version Bible Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International Cross References: Proverbs 31:22; Ezekiel 16:49; Matthew 11:23; Matthew 15:27; Matthew 26:71; Luke 16:24; John 1:18; John 13:23

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The Meaning of the Rich Man and Lazarus Parable

[stvrlightvngel]

What The Bible Says About Mothers ~ 📖

🕊 Honor

She is to be honored. Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

🤍 Remembered

She is not forgotten. Isaiah 49:15 Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you.

🕊 Comfort

The Lord comforts a mother as she comforts her childred. Isaiah 66:13 As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.

🤍 Legacy

Her faith leaves a legacy. 2 Timothy 1:5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

🕊 Teacher

She teaches her children diligently. Deuteronomy 6:6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.

🤍 Blessed

Her children will rise up and call her blessed. Proverbs 31:28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

🕊 Housekeeper

She looks well to the house. Proverbs 31:27 She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

🤍 Strong

She is strong and diligent. Proverbs 31:25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.

[allegraforchrist]

Self Image as a woman is constant battle between comparison and content.

Idolize the perfect body, the perfect hair, the perfect skin routine, the perfect face shape, the perfect breast size, the perfect gym glutes, the must-be-perfected everything about ourselves.

And after we ‘achieve’ one of the above, we move on to the next project of ourselves.

Women of God, there’s a difference between bettering your body and eating habits, versus objecting your body and eating habits. What I mean by objecting is subjecting ourselves as constant object of attention - attention to the self, and not to God. Attention to the self-image, instead of God’s image.

We should want what is God’s best - for our souls, minds, bodies, and health. We are the temple for the Holy Spirit. But taking that best and turning it into nitpicking obsession, is never going to satisfy your fleshly self-image. You are created in God’s image.

You are the rib, the daughter, the child, the woman of God. When you complicate your beauty in Christ, (beauty as in faith, modesty, prayer, love, kindness, fruits of the spirit, peace), you compromise Christ.

Instead of reflecting Christ, you’re reflecting the world. You’re fixing your outward appearance to match the mask of unpredictable industries.

You can’t say you love God, but then love complaining about your facial features, your body shape, your weight, your stretch marks, your hair, your lips… your whole Godly make up boiled down to what the world defines as a “woman”.

I’ve been here, and I am here, and to be honest, nothing in the world is going to make you a more beautiful daughter, sister, mother, wife, than being in Christ.

We need to value ourselves according to the Word, and not the word of articles, tiktoks, hacks, tutorials, skinny exercise Pilates or whatever.

We mustn’t trade our authentic femininity for short-lived vanity. Don’t idolize what you wear, your makeup, your hair, your skin, your fitness level… etc. Instead of praising God and giving Glory to Him, you give praise and glory to companies and models, and products. I’m not saying don’t get your hair down, don’t go to the gym and get fit, don’t get your nails done, don’t eat healthier, don’t try new methods to help with your acne and stretch marks and dermatological complications, don’t not love your gift of being pretty. I’m saying we mustn’t make our outward appearance the standard over Christ. Our outward must reflect our inward, and that happens when we take our eyes off our insecurities and set them in Christ and the loving Word of God.

Nothing in appearance lasts forever, we aren’t going to look younger and cuter when our bodies are buried one day. Proverbs 31:30, “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

Seek God, seek His image in you, seek His beauty, His purity, His love: because we are made in His image. We are fearfully and wonderfully made! Psalm 139:14, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

No, maybe you’re not a Victoria Secret Model like Adriana Lima. You’re not the ideal blonde like Taylor Swift, you’re not curvy like Kim Kardashin, you’re not fit like Simone Biles, you’re not attractive like the DCC Cheerleaders, you’re not super intelligent like Amy from the TBBT, you’re not cleared skinned like Jennie from Black Pink. It doesn’t matter what you’re not, it matters what you are: a woman of God. What makes a woman of God attractive and beautiful and intelligent and pleasing, Her love for Christ! PROVERBS 31! Your value and belle is beyond worldy measure. Proverbs 31:15-18, “…She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.

Don’t spend your life hating your body, it is your vessel for the Adonai Almighty.

^ 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”

^ 1 Corinthians 10:31, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

Don’t simplify your significance to God, by treating it as an insecurity. You’re perfect as following Him makes you to be. Matthew 19:21, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

[study-with-aura]

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Not me posting past my bedtime again. It was a busy day, but it had been a few days, so I wanted to get something up tonight really quick since starting Friday, I won't be posting again until at least next Thursday, but it will probably be next Friday since we'll be getting back late from the trip. We'll see how tired I am by that time.

My studies are going well. I'm at a 99% course mastery in Geometry on Khan Academy. I want to reach 100% before my trip, and then I can start working on the Getting Ready for Algebra 2 course. I also have a 95% course mastery in High School Biology. That last 5% is from lessons I didn't complete during the main academic year since they weren't included in my curriculum. I want to get to 100% on that before my trip too, but we'll see. I still have two full lessons to complete and then leveling up those lessons and three other lessons by doing the mastery challenge. I've got this.

Tasks Completed:

History 9 - Studied about music and instruments during the Renaissance (not a requirement of my course, but it's interesting anyway)

Theory - Reviewed first inversions, V7 inversions, and 6/4 chords

KA Geometry - Completed daily mastery challenge

KA Biology - Completed daily mastery challenge

Duolingo - Studied for approximately 15 minutes (Spanish + French + Chinese)

Piano - Practiced for two hours in one hour split sessions

Reading - Read pages 164-191 of House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig

Chores - Laundry

Activities of the Day:

Personal Bible Study (Proverbs 31)

Morning Yoga

Public Speaking Workshop

Ballet

Evening stretch

Journal/Mindfulness

[thunderstruck9]

Alexander Tovberg (Danish, 1983), Proverbs of Hell (damn braces . bless relaxes) the serpent with flowers and the peacedove, 2016. Acrylic, watercolour crayon, bronze leaf and felt collage on panel, 31 x 15 1⁄2 in

[all-hail-trudos]

This is your friendly reminder that the Proverbs 31 woman was actually amazing.

This woman ran a household and a business. Not her husband's business, her own. And apparently did extremely well at both those things. We know she was an excellent manager, because she saw to her servants' needs as well as her family's. We also know she was an excellent and successful entrepeneur who actively worked alongside her servants to make her business grow. We even know what kind of businesses she ran: She was a weaver and a vintner.

We know she's a weaver because the scriptures specifically describe her working with wool and flax, which is the raw material for linen, and turning it into fabric that she sells at a healthy profit and uses to clothe her entire household. From the NRSV-CE:

"[13] She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands."

"[19] She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle."

"[21] She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all her household are clothed in crimson. [22] She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple."

"[24] She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchant with sashes."

That last bit in verse 22 about purple is significant, because it's almost certainly talking about royal purple, which was the single most expensive dye in the ancient world. This is, unequivocally, a statement of wealth. Enormous wealth. She's not so much running a business as a business empire.

Again, this is specifically her business, not her husband's, as evidenced in the same verse that talks about her being a vintner. From the NRSV-CE again:

"[16] She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard."

Or, to spell it out explicitly, we'll quote the NIV (which I normally dislike for reasons):

"[16] She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard."

We also know that she's a good manager who works alongside her servants, rather than sitting back and requiring them to do the work for her. More to the point, she's the hardest worker in the business and at home, as evidenced in the verses above, and in verses 15, 17, and 25 (Again in the NRSV-CE):

"[15] She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and tasks for her servant-girls."

"[17] She girds herself with strength, and makes her arms strong."

"[25] Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come."

Important sidenote: If the repeated emphasis on her strength is anything to go by, this lady was swole.

The Proverbs 31 woman is a subject that's been talked to death by Christians. Most of the time they downplay her feats and accomplishments, which is honestly a shame. It's my strong opinion that she deserves to be remembered as a legend. Also the modern Church could benefit from celebrating women's excellence in general. Christ is glorified when we honour His whole body, not just the parts we're comfortable with.

[poweredinpeace]

Proverbs 1:31 CSB

they will eat the fruit of their way and be glutted with their own schemes.

Spend a day watching the news one will feel sick glutted with hundreds of unsolvable problems until the mind, heart and soul becomes spiritually sick!

Not one problem has been solved, covid wasn’t fixed, imagine, if its possible, they are telling us their creating a new more deadly covid bio-weapon as if that normal!

Nothing gets fixed its just hyped argued on social media and the news compounded until we’ve lose sanity

Jer. 6:15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, says Yahweh.

[scribeforchrist-blog]

Beginning and Depending on God

MEMORY VERSE OF THE WEEK

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+ Proverbs 14:16 One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.

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VERSE OF THE DAY

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+ James 4:17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

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** SAY THIS BEFORE YOU READ; HERE’S SOME CHRISTIAN TRUTHS **

I AM DEPENDING ON GOD

I AM STARTING MY DAY WITH GOD

I AM DEVOTED TO GOD

I AM LIVING IN THE LIGHT

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READ TIME: 8 Minutes & 31 Seconds

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THOUGHTS:

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     Many of us know the right thing to do and what to do, but we refuse to do it because we feel like it's our life. When we have this attitude, we will never grow in God because we are pursuing our plans. We read this week that Israel told God they were comfortable with their sins, and they didn’t 

want to change. A lot of us are like this, but when we keep going back and forth between God and the world, we are thinking, “I don’t care what God has for me; I want this; I don’t care what God thinks of this I want that,” and we have to stop being this way because this is killing us spiritually some us are so dead spiritually we can't pray, we can't worship, because we need to repent

 John 15:4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

   When we remain in God, repent, and do as he say, we will produce fruits, but when we do what we want and fail to do the right thing, we won't change. We can try to water whatever it is ourselves, go to counseling, go to the gym, and go to therapy, but if we aren’t doing it in him, if we don’t depend on him if we aren’t growing through him, we won't grow anything!! He says that we won’t bear the fruit by ourselves; we must look at God as the fertilizer to the garden of our life; we can plant all the right things and do all the right things, but if we don’t have God and we don’t fertilize and separate and do what he says we won’t grow anything.

Verse 5: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing

 Again, it tells us we won't accomplish anything when we do it ourselves. He is the vine, the source, the main thing, the menu to our life, the team lead, the CEO, the vine, and everything regarding change in our lives. Every day, we can choose God, life, and light, but if we take the opportunity to do everything opposite, we won't grow. Some of us are not achieving anything in our lives because we have forgotten about God; we have let go of our prayer or worship time, and we have stopped doing what we know how to do because we haven’t made time for God.

  Verse 8: To my father’s glory, you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

 It says that when we bear fruit, we are showing the world we are his disciples, but when we do what we want and react the way we want, we won't grow and change. We won't bear fruit; some of us are bearing nothing because we are comfortable with that, but God wants us to grow deeper in him, and to do that, he must dig up the weeds. He must move us to another pot meaning placing us in different situations , and he can do that because he is a God; he doesn’t have to ask us or tell us. I had some problems, and I didn’t even realize I wasn’t dealing with them until he stepped in and showed me a better way.

  Sometimes, we don’t see our problems because we have become immune to our bad words, bad behavior, and bad habits; we become immune to it all ,to get healed, for him to teach us. We must be willing to learn. We must be willing to let go of what we taught ourselves and be willing to learn from him, see God see us right where we are; we don’t have to pretend to be these people who know what we are doing; we can go to God in whatever state we are in, and he will show us the way.

 John14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.

  It tells us here Jesus is the truth, and he’s the life; we don’t have any of these things living in us until we start to know him until we come to him; some of us are trying to get ourselves back in line with God, and we keep failing because we think we have to do that on our own , all he wants us to do every day is to come to him, read our word ,come to him and pray and come to him and worship, but some of us don’t even try because we don’t have the will power to say no to the flesh, we have to make the choice he’s not going to make us, are you willing to change? Are you willing to have him fertilize your life with good things?

  Psalm 54:4 Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life

  David realized he couldn’t do anything without God; David realized that God held his life in his hands, and he couldn’t have a life without God; if it weren’t for God, he wouldn’t have gone from a shepherd boy to a king, that everything in his life was because of God. We must understand that God loves us so much and that our lives can’t begin until we depend on God; God doesn’t want us to depend on anyone else to fix us.

   I hit a tough point in my life. I thought going to therapy was excellent and going on medication would be great, but what I realize is those things are there to help. Still, my biggest help was when I started gathering around God more; I started reading my word more. I started praying more, and when I did that, that is what helped me through my tough spot; sometimes it’s not what we do, it’s who we do it with, friends; when I started doing more with My God when I started sitting down and having an honest conversation with My God, I started seeing a difference. Until we start having honest conversations and authentic moments with God, we won’t change. Start a real conversation and intimacy with God, and you’ll see the difference.

  ***Today, we talked about God being over our lives and about him being everything to us, not just someone we know, but a God in our lives; we can start seeing the difference. Proverbs 3 tells us something powerful, and this is a verse many of us can quote, but do we apply it? Do we honestly lean on God with all our hearts and souls?? Do we genuinely acknowledge him or just say I know him.

 Proverbs 3:5- 6: Trust the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.

  God can make the path we are on straight. He can take care of us even in our challenging times; he can do everything we need, but we must depend on him, not medication, not our therapist, not our spouses, not our jobs, but Him; we must start making Him the head and not the tail. He’s the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end; he’s our everything, but we must acknowledge him as this! If you have found yourself in a situation where you haven’t acknowledged him, take the time to see the difference.  ©Seer~ Prophetess Lee

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PRAYER

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Heavenly Father, we thank you for everything; we ask you to help us acknowledge you and help us to seek you every day. Lord, we have stuff to do and places to go, but we ask you to help us seek you daily! Lord, we love you so much, and we are sorry if we have been ignoring you; we are sorry if we refuse to give you honor; we ask that you help us to draw closer to you every day in Jesus' Name, Amen

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REFERENCES

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+ Hebrews 13:6 So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

 

+ Psalm 121:2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

 

+ Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus

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FURTHER READINGS

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Proverbs 29

Leviticus 29

Numbers 11

1 Samuel 16

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[madamlaydebug]

Proverb 31:10-31

10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

13 She sweetheart wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her house-hold, and a portion to her maidens.

Read the rest on your own....