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God has inspired two pictures in Proverbs. One is the Proverbs 31 woman; the other is the Proverbs 14 woman. In contrast to the elegantly resourceful, humbly beautiful, woman of wisdom in Proverbs 31 is the Proverbs 14 woman. She is the antithesis of excellence and virtue. She destroys and troubles, and lacks wisdom.
A godly woman and a godly young lady learn their manners from the Word of God. They look like Proverbs 31. That sounds like a good idea. This morning join me as we look over the shoulders of the great Biblical women of the faith. Throughout the centuries they have poured over the Scriptures and looked for God’s truth. A great place to start is in Proverbs 14:1-9 with special emphasis on v. 1. In these verses we find the Proverbs 14 woman. The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands. (NKJV)
What a contrast. The wise woman is a builder of a godly home. She is a model of godly conduct. The foolish woman is a destroyer. That is what the words ātear downā mean. She destroys her home, her family, and eventually her own life. Word by word, person by person, her evil stifles, chokes, and eventually destroys people and relationships. What is her outcome? Look back at Proverbs 11:29
He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, and the fool [will be] servant to the wise of heart. (NKJV).
There is a classic American Tale, Gone with the Wind that so vividly portrays this idea. The movie is based on Margaret Mitchellās novel about a slice of Southern Living in the strife-torn Civil War Era. The key themes of the movie are very similar to those we find as we meditate on the warnings of God’s Word.