A mulher virtuosa
A mulher virtuosa de Provérbios 31 é um retrato de excelência. Seu valor excede o de rubis — ela é sábia, trabalhadora, generosa e teme ao Senhor acima de tudo.
Uma joia rara
Mulher virtuosa, quem a achará? Seu valor excede o de rubis. Ela é o coração da família e a força do lar.
A truly good wife
is the most precious treasure
a man can find!
A truly good wife
is the most precious treasure
a man can find!
Her husband depends on her,
and she never
lets him down.
She is good to him
every day of her life,
and with her own hands
she gladly makes clothes.
She is like a sailing ship
that brings food
from across the sea.
She gets up before daylight
to prepare food for her family
and for her servants.
She knows how to buy land
and how to plant a vineyard,
and she always works hard.
She knows when to buy or sell,
and she stays busy
until late at night.
She spins her own cloth,
and she helps the poor
and the needy.
A helpful wife is a jewel
for her husband,
but a shameless wife
will make his bones rot.
Don’t worry, I’ll do what you have asked. You are respected by everyone in town.
Caráter acima da aparência
Enganosa é a graça e vã é a formosura, mas a mulher que teme ao Senhor será louvada. A verdadeira beleza é interior.
Charm can be deceiving,
and beauty fades away,
but a woman
who honors the Lord
deserves to be praised.
I would like for women to wear modest and sensible clothes. They should not have fancy hairdos, or wear expensive clothes, or put on jewelry made of gold or pearls. Women who claim to love God should do helpful things for others,
A woman’s family
is held together
by her wisdom,
but it can be destroyed
by her foolishness.
You may inherit all you own
from your parents,
but a sensible wife
is a gift from the Lord.
Tell the older women to behave as those who love the Lord should. They must not gossip about others or be slaves of wine. They must teach what is proper, so the younger women will be loving wives and mothers. Each of the younger women must be sensible and kind, as well as a good homemaker, who puts her own husband first. Then no one can say insulting things about God’s message.