Teach Your Girls

Before we begin walking through Proverbs 31, it's important to look at why the book of Proverbs was written. Verses 1:1-1:7 tell us:

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

² for attaining wisdom and discipline;
for understanding words of insight;
³ for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
doing what is right and just and fair;
⁴ for giving prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young—
⁵ let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—
⁶ for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools^[a] despise wisdom and discipline.

And verse 1:8 tells us who, specifically, all this wisdom and knowledge was for:

⁸ Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

All of Proverbs, including our passage in chapter 31, was written from Solomon to his son, so that we would know the proper way to live. Solomon knew that it was important for his son to choose a wife of noble character, so he took special care to tell him what such a wife would look like. So that when he found her, he would know : )

Now, my question for you is: Have you taught your son what a noble wife looks like? Have you taught your daughter to be a noble wife?

Oftentimes, we push off things like this, because our children are "too young" to worry about such things. But, the truth is, it won't be long before they are old enough and on their own. We need to take care to teach our children how to be noble, kind, and humble spouses NOW.

If you have a daughter, or a niece or a cousin or a little girl neighbor, take care to teach her how to work well at home. If she's a teenager, perhaps invite her to walk through Proverbs 31 with us. Her husband will be very glad you did.