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Women of Virtue - Traits and Habits of Highly Effective Flame Keepers

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Proverbs 31
An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above
jewels
.
  Precious Jewel

The heart of her 
husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
 

Trustworthy

She does him good
and  not evil
All the days of her life. 
Kind
 

She looks for wool and flax
And works with her 
hands in delight
. Joyful




She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
 
Perseverance

She rises also while it is still night
And gives food  to her household
And portions to her maidens.

Self - disciplined

She considers a 
field  and buys it;
From her earnings she plants a vineyard.
 
Enterprising, Prudent
 
She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong. 

Physical and Energetic
 
She senses that her
gain  is good; Her lamp does not go out at night. 
She stretches out her  hands to the distaff,
And her hands grasp the spindle. 
Diligent

She extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to
the needy. 
Philanthropy

She is not afraid of the snow for her 
household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet. She makes coverings for  herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple
. 
An eye For Beauty

Her husband is known in 
the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.
 
Respectable

She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies belts to the tradesmen. 

Resourceful
 
 
 
 
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.

Classy

She opens her mouth in 
wisdom, And the teaching of
kindness is on her tongue. 
Wise
 
 
She looks well to the ways of her
household,
And  does not eat the bread of idleness.
 

Multi Tasker

Her children 
rise  up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying: 
"Many daughters
have  done nobly,
But you excel them all." 

Admirable
 
 
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the
LORD, she shall be praised.
God-fearing

Give her the product 
of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
 
Excellence is Her Habit 
 
 
 

Glitter Words

Job 28 (NIV)

Interlude: Where Wisdom Is Found

 

1 There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2  Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3  Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
4  Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.
5 The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
6  Lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 Proud beasts do not set foot on it and no lion prowls there.
9 People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
10 They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
11 They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.

12  But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
13 No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15  It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
18 Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.

20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
22Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
24 For he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
26 when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
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And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”

 

 

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