“Proverbs is both a pattern for the tender impartation of truth from generation to generation, as well as a vast resource for the content of the truth to be imparted. And we can recognize that if we follow these Proverbs, they will direct us to right living but they won’t always work out exactly how we would like. It gives us direction and motivation for right living before our God. So the book of Proverbs is full of these wise sayings that we can apply to our lives. Proverb means, “a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.” A similar comparison can be drawn with the book of Proverbs in the Bible. These sayings are generally true but not always. But this is not always true, is it? There are many foolish people who are wealthy. If someone is foolish and not wise with their money, they soon won’t have it. These are wise sayings that we generally see as true. “A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.” We have many modern Proverbs today such as: We have to see the larger purpose in the book of Proverbs so that we can then understand what it’s final chapter is trying to teach us. The first lesson is that we have to first accurately understand the book of Proverbs. So how then should we view this final chapter of the book of Proverbs? How can we take the lessons found in Proverbs 31, and learn from them, rather than get discouraged by them? Looking at the Book of Proverbs “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” – 2 Timothy 3:16 And when God shows us what an excellent woman is, it’s important that we try to understand her story in the right context. But we also know that everything in God’s Word is profitable, it teaches us, it trains us, and corrects us. When we look at the Proverbs 31 woman, it’s so easy to get discouraged, overwhelmed, and to want to move on to other passages. Instead of looking to her as a good example, it’s easy to try and measure ourselves up against her…and when we do that, all we see is failure. “Oh great, are we going to hear about the Proverbs 31 woman again?” And I get it. I’ve been to women’s events and heard the negative comments. And then if we are honest, it’s super easy to get discouraged about her. It’s easy to look at this woman as the perfect model of Biblical womanhood. Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer.
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