An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. Proverbs 12:4 (ESV) Proverbs 12:4 exhorts married women to be “excellent wives” and not bring shame to their husbands. I think most of us who are Christ-followers would want to adhere to the infallible advice […]
Is Biblical Womanhood a 1950s Housewife or Wonder Woman?
Depending on who you ask, you will get a different definition of biblical womanhood. Some liken the biblical woman to the 1950s housewife. Others compare her to Wonder Woman. Well, which one is it? To thoroughly answer that question, we must start at the beginning and slowly unwrap womanhood as it is described in the […]
The Proverbs 31 Woman: A Woman of Valor
You have probably have heard “a woman of virtue” and a “woman of noble character,” but did you know that is not an accurate translation of the Proverbs 31 Woman? A more accurate translation should be, “a woman of valor.” Let’s take this step by step to find out why. Problems with Incorrect Translations of […]
Woman, Gird Up Your Loins (Proverbs 31:17)
This little ancient phrase appears often in the Bible, including in Proverbs 31. Now, Proverbs 31 has often been used to promote a traditional view of Biblical womanhood. But the use of “gird up our loins” in verse 17 of Proverbs 31 kind of flips that view on its head. So what exactly does “gird […]