I've been studying Proverbs, and have realized that the Proverbs 31 woman is a woman that has applied all of the wisdom of Proverbs 1-30 to her life.
There are so many parallels to what she does and what the other chapters say, that it's unbelievable that I have never quite noticed it before! For example, chapter 1, verse 33 reads, "but whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.” You'll notice that she applies this wisdom in verse 25 in chapter 31, "Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future."
Proverbs 31 is " descriptive, not prescriptive." In other words, a woman doesn't have to do everything the Proverbs 31 woman does, to be a Proverbs 31 woman herself. Rather, she must run after wisdom, and run after it hard. She must observe the Words of God, and apply them to her life. We all have different circumstances and families, that there's really no way for all of our walks to look the same. The one thing we can have in common, is following the Word of God. What does your 31 look like?
There are so many parallels to what she does and what the other chapters say, that it's unbelievable that I have never quite noticed it before! For example, chapter 1, verse 33 reads, "but whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.” You'll notice that she applies this wisdom in verse 25 in chapter 31, "Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future."
Proverbs 31 is " descriptive, not prescriptive." In other words, a woman doesn't have to do everything the Proverbs 31 woman does, to be a Proverbs 31 woman herself. Rather, she must run after wisdom, and run after it hard. She must observe the Words of God, and apply them to her life. We all have different circumstances and families, that there's really no way for all of our walks to look the same. The one thing we can have in common, is following the Word of God. What does your 31 look like?
