Send us a text End Of A Journey Over the past year, you’ve been on a journey through the Book of Proverbs by listening to this podcast, and I’m sure you’ve felt its impact in your life. Proverbs is more …
Send us a text Reward Her 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 31 Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her …
Send us a text A Good One 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and ble...
Send us a text Fancy Belts 24 She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. The Proverbs' ideal woman once …
Send us a text Lottery Wife 20 She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. 21 She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. 22 She makes …
Send us a text Working Gal 18 She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. 19 Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. The ideal woman in Proverbs could indeed be …
Send us a text Mrs. Farmer 16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. 17 She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. The ideal woman in Proverbs is portrayed as …
Send us a text Ship Chef 14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar. 15 She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. The …
Send us a text New Sweaters 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. When the Good Woman proverbs were written, it was understood that …
Send us a text Super Woman 10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. 11 Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. Proverbs 31:10-31 form an acrostic, with …
Send us a text Speak Up 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. 9 Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. In this passage …
Send us a text Drunk 6 Alcohol is for the dying, and wine for those in bitter distress. 7 Let them drink to forget their poverty and remember their troubles no more. Verses 6 and 7 can be tricky to …
Send us a text Drink Drank 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave alcohol. 5 For if they drink, they may forget the law and not give justice to the oppressed. All …
Send us a text Women? 1 The sayings of King Lemuel contain this message, which his mother taught him. 2 O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows, 3 do not waste your strength on …
Send us a text Nose Butter 32 If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil, cover your mouth in shame. 33 As the beating of cream yields butter and striking the nose causes bleeding, so stirring …
Send us a text Three Other Things 29 There are three things that walk with stately stride— no, four that strut about: 30 the lion, king of animals, who won’t turn aside for anything, 31 the strutting rooster, the male …
Send us a text Wise Critters 24 There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise: 25 Ants—they aren’t strong, but they store up food all summer. 26 Hyraxes—they aren’t powerful, but they make their homes among...
Send us a text Dictators 21 There are three things that make the earth tremble— no, four it cannot endure: 22 a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers, 23 a bitter woman who finally gets a …
Send us a text Eww, Gross 20 An adulterous woman consumes a man, then wipes her mouth and says, “What’s wrong with that?” The proverb reminds us that we are capable of rationalizing our actions. Somehow we all are able …
Send us a text A.I. Love 18 There are three things that amaze me— no, four things that I don’t understand: 19 how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates …
Send us a text Never Satisfied There are three things that are never satisfied— no, four that never say, “Enough!”: 16 the grave, the barren womb, the thirsty desert, the blazing fire. 17 The eye that mocks a father and …
Send us a text Vampires and Leeches 13 They look proudly around, casting disdainful glances. 14 They have teeth like swords and fangs like knives. They devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity. 15 The …
Send us a text Slander-less 10 Never slander a worker to the employer, or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it. 11 Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother. 12 They are …
Send us a text No Genie 7 O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die. 8 First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me …