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1 | Who was the Proverbs 31 wife? | Prov 31:10 | nuno | 12262 | ||
I believe that this is simply an illustration of what God intends for women. It is God's wisdom for women as the book of proverbs is a book of wisdom for all. | ||||||
2 | Who was the Proverbs 31 wife? | Prov 31:10 | Makarios | 12319 | ||
Thank you lady nain, Norrie, and nuno for your responses! The 'virtuous' wife of Proverbs 31:10 is personified by 'virtuous' Ruth of whom the same Hebrew word for virtuous, 'chayil' in Proverbs 31:10, is used to describe the woman Ruth in Ruth 3:11. With amazing parallel, Ruth and the virtuous wife of Proverbs 31 share at least 8 character traits! :) "One wonders (in concert with Jewish tradition) if King Lemuel's mother might not have been Bathsheba, who orally passed the family heritage of Ruth's spotless reputation along to David's son Solomon. Lemuel, which means "devoted to God," could have been a family name for Solomon (cf. Jedediah, 2 Sam. 12:25), who then could have penned Proverbs 31:10-31 with Ruth in mind." (The MacArthur NKJV Study Bible, pg. 373) Ruth and the wife of Proverbs 31 was.. 1) Devoted to her family (Ruth 1:15-18 ; Proverbs 31:10-12,23) 2) Delighting in her work (Ruth 2:2 ; Proverbs 31:13) 3) Diligent in her labor (Ruth 2:7,17,23 ; Proverbs 31:14-18,19-21,24,27) 4) Dedicated to godly speech (Ruth 2:10,13 ; Proverbs 13:26) 5) Dependent on God (Ruth 2:12 ; Proverbs 31:25b,30) 6) Dressed with care (Ruth 3:3 ; Proverbs 31:22,25a) 7) Discreet with men (Ruth 3:6-13 ; Proverbs 31:11,12,23) 8) Delivering blessings (Ruth 4:14,15 ; Proverbs 31:28,29,31) Excellent study! --Nolan |
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