The Good Wife

In Praise of a Good Wife

 10A truly good wife
   is the most precious treasure

   a man can find!

    11Her husband depends on her,

   and she never

   lets him down.

    12She is good to him

   every day of her life,

    13and with her own hands

   she gladly makes clothes.

    14She is like a sailing ship

   that brings food

   from across the sea.

    15She gets up before daylight

   to prepare food

   for her family

   and for her servants. [a] 16She knows how to buy land

   and how to plant a vineyard,

    17and she always works hard.

    18She knows when to buy or sell,

   and she stays busy

   until late at night.

    19She spins her own cloth,

    20and she helps the poor

   and the needy.

    21Her family has warm clothing,

   and so she doesn't worry

   when it snows.

    22She does her own sewing,

   and everything she wears

   is beautiful.

    23Her husband is a well-known

   and respected leader

   in the city.

    24She makes clothes to sell

   to the shop owners.

    25She is strong and graceful, [b] as well as cheerful

   about the future.

    26Her words are sensible,

   and her advice

   is thoughtful.

    27She takes good care

   of her family

   and is never lazy.

    28Her children praise her,

   and with great pride

   her husband says,

    29"There are many good women,

   but you are the best!"

    30Charm can be deceiving,

   and beauty fades away,

   but a woman

   who honors the LORD

   deserves to be praised.

    31Show her respect--

   praise her in public

   for what she has done.

proverbs 31:10-31


I pray that God and Brett see me as the good wife God intended for me to be.