- Proverbs 31:21-25
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- Prov 31:21 (KJB)
- She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household
are clothed with scarlet.
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- When winter is ready to come upon the area where she lives, she does not
fear if the snow comes because her household is clothed in scarlet which
would be easily seen if someone went out in the snow. This could have a
great spiritual meaning that her whole house has been clothed with scarlet,
that is, every sin of theirs has been paid for by the blood of Christ which
could be pointing to the whole household of God.
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- Prov 31:22 (KJB)
- She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is
silk and purple.
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- Silk - Fine linen
- Coverings of tapestry - Cover as a bedspread
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- She makes covers for all the furniture in the house and the covers are
not made of cheap material, it is of fine linen. These may be some of the
things which she made on the spindle into the night. It is interesting to
note that both purple and scarlet were colors used in the construction of
the tabernacle. Purple is the royal color as Christians are covered in the
robe of Christ’s righteousness.
(Isa
61:3 KJV) To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty
for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit
of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting
of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
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- Prov 31:23 (KJB)
- Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the
elders of the land.
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- Known - Understood
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- Her husband is one of the elders which sit in the gates. He is
well-known and understood by many. He will be respected if his home is run
with the efficiency of this section of Scripture.
(1 Tim 3:8-11 KJV) Likewise must the
deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not
greedy of filthy lucre; {9} Holding the mystery of the faith in a
pure conscience. {10} And let these also first be proved; then let
them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. {11}
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober,
faithful in all things. In the church, not only
were the deacons to be grave, that is sober minded and filled with the
things of the Lord, the wives were also to be of the same mind. If the
husband of the wise wife is known in the gates, then she too will be known
for her wisdom.
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- Prov 31:24 (KJB)
- She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles
unto the merchant.
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- Girdles - Linen undergarments
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- Since this woman is very wise, when she is making clothing for her
family, she also makes more than they need and then delivers them to the
merchants to bring in extra money for the household. She sells them and gets
a good return on investment when she initially purchased the wool and flax.
Again, she is looking out for her family and making sure they have enough
money to be able to afford the necessities, especially in hard times.
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- Prov 31:25 (KJB)
- Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in
time to come.
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- She not only has strength of body to be able to perform all the tasks
which were listed but she also has strength of mind because of the way she
had handled the affairs of the house, even getting involved in selling her
merchandise. Since she shows such a tremendous aptitude for properly running
her home, she will also be honored, not only by friends but her husband will
hold her in high esteem because he will realize what a wonderful companion
he has married. Her wisdom and the way she performed her duties will also
come back to bless her when she begins to have gray hair. She will rejoice
because wise decisions normally have a good return which may last for a long
time. Bad decisions tend to have a bad return very quickly.
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