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study of Proverbs Walking With the Wise: Part 4 -Now That’s What I Call a Woman Proverbs 31: 10 -31 He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13: 20
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study of Proverbs Walking With the Wise: Catherine Von Bora AKA—Katie Luther (Martin’s wife!) • Escaped from convent in 1523 with 11 other nuns. • Luther was able to find homes, husbands or positions for all 12 of the nuns except Catherine. • Eventually Martin Luther married Katie to “spite the devil. ” He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13: 20
study of Proverbs Walking With the Wise: Catherine Von Bora AKA—Katie Luther (Martin’s wife!) • After their first year of marriage Luther wrote, “My Katie is in all things so obliging and pleasing to me that I would not exchange my poverty for the riches of Croesus. “ • He also wrote, “There is no bond on earth so sweet, nor any separation so bitter, as that which occurs in a good marriage” He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13: 20
study of Proverbs Walking With the Wise: Big Idea: We Can Do It! He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13: 20
study of Proverbs Walking With the Wise: PLEASURE • Virtuous -- חיל also translated strength, wealth, army. The virtuous woman is a strong, powerful force in her home and world. • Willingly- חפץ -the word means delight, pleasure. She indeed finds pleasure and delight in the work of the home! • Do you embrace and find delight in the daily activities of managing and maintaining a home? • Have you discovered God’s purpose for your calling as wife and mother? He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13: 20
study of Proverbs Walking With the Wise: EXPANDING • Proverbs 31: 20– 21, “She extends her hand to the poor, Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet. • James 1: 27, “Pure and undefiled religion is this, to visit orphans and widows in their trouble…” • Is your home a place of hope and provision for those who enter your doors? • Is your home a force for hope and provision in your sphere of influence? • Have you considered adoption, foster parenting? He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13: 20
study of Proverbs Walking With the Wise: DIGNITY • trust – מבטיחי -- The root of the word batah means to lie extended on the ground. It appears this word carries the idea of putting oneself at the complete mercy of another. The root is also used in connection with trusting in God. • Can your husband family trust wholly in your commitment and competency to the family? • Is your life clothed with works and words of dignity and respect? He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13: 20
study of Proverbs Walking With the Wise: Big Idea: The Proverbs 31 woman is intended to portray not a super-woman but rather a universal woman; she is the ideal woman, in the ideal home, in the ideal society. In a world full of brokenness, the Christian woman is called to be a redeeming force in her home, her community and her world! He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13: 20
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