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Tag: Proverbs 31

Do Him Good!

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Jess Connell

{Today’s post is a follow-up from Monday’s– Christian Wife, Let Your Husband Be.— where a reader asked, “Beyond having a joyful attitude towards love making and keeping the home a happy sanctuary for him, what are more specifics things wives can do? I know every husband will have different things that are life-giving to him,…

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The Opposite of the Proverbs 31 Woman

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jess Connell

Several years ago, I was able to take a basic biblical counseling class, and one of the sessions focused in on the “Anti-Psalm.” This exercise was a challenge for us to better understand what a text is saying by carefully thinking through the exact opposite meaning. It can be very insightful to look at the “opposite” of what we…

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A Skillful Producer (Proverbs 31:17-22, 24)

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Jess Connell

“[SHE] MAKES HER ARMS STRONG. SHE PUTS HER HANDS TO THE DISTAFF, AND HER HANDS HOLD THE SPINDLE. SHE OPENS HER HAND TO THE POOR . . . SHE IS NOT AFRAID OF SNOW FOR HER HOUSEHOLD, FOR ALL HER HOUSEHOLD ARE CLOTHED IN SCARLET. SHE MAKES BED COVERINGS FOR HERSELF; HER CLOTHING IS FINE LINEN…

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A Generous Giver (Proverbs 31:20)

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Jess Connell

“She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.” Proverbs 31:20 VERSE 20: “SHE OPENS HER HAND TO THE POOR AND REACHES OUT HER HANDS TO THE NEEDY.” The woman described in Proverbs 31 is a giver. You know the term close-fisted? When it says “she opens her hand,”…

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A Prudent Investor (Proverbs 31:16-18, 24)

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Jess Connell

“She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. . . . She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchant.” Proverbs 31: 16-18, 24 As we discuss this passage, keep in mind that…

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An Eager Worker (Proverbs 31:13-15, 27)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jess Connell

“She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens. . . . She looks well to the ways of her household and does…

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An Excellent Wife (Proverbs 31:10-12, 23)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Jess Connell

An excellent wife who can find?    She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her,     and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm,     all the days of her life. … Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the…

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