Also Far Above Rubies
The price of a virtuous woman is not the only thing that is Far above rubies. Wisdom is also mentioned twice in the same way in the Proverbs
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. ~Proverbs 3:14-15
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. ~Proverbs 8:11
And if any lack that wisdom that is more precious and better than rubies, let Him ask of God, for thus saith the Word of God.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. ~James 1:5
posted by Redeemed @ 6:33 PM
12 Comments:
Amen, Sarah! Also, in Prov. 8:35...
[Wisdom speaking] "For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord."
"He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord." (Prov. 18:22)
Same Hebrew used. Maybe I'm on to something...
Proverbs 12:4 ~ A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 19:13 ~ A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Proverbs 19:14 ~ House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
I think the "good thing" is somewhat dependent upon the quality of the wife. ;) She ought to be a wise and virtuous woman!
My wisdom verse for the night:
Ecclesiastes 2:13 ~ Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Thanks Carey and Angie.
Those are excellent verses too. I like the one from Ecclesiastes 2:13.
Isn't it ironic how Soloman had all this great wisdom, especially concerning a virtuous wife, and yet all his multiple women (wives & concubines) turned his heart away from the true God.
Not all of Proverbs was written by Solomon. Proverbs 31, for instance, was not. Perhaps he wrote about a contentious wife from experience ;). I think what we often forget is that what Solomon asked for was wisdom in ruling Israel, and that is what God gave him. He did not ask for wisdom in all aspects of life.
There's a very funny poem for kids about Solomon and all of his wives. I'll put it in a separate comment.
SOLOMON SORE LIPS
by Calvin Miller
King Solomon of Israel
Had seven hundred wondrous wives,
And when he kissed them all good night
He puckered seven hundred times.
Although he kissed them at the rate
Of two-o-three-point-five per hour,
It still took three-point-four long hours--
Before his last wife was in bed,
And Solomon was nearly dead,
Overwhelmed by halitosis,
Lip-fatigued by puckerosis!
When Solomon first married them
He really didn't have a clue
(Although it made an awful racket
When the great horde said, "I do!").
All seven hundred nagging wives
Meant just as many pairs of jaws
And several million gripes and groans
And quite a lot of mom-in-laws!
At first he kissed frenetically,
But soon just alphabetically.
He'd kiss his way from Abigail
To Zelpha of Judea,
Taking two ten-minute breaks
At Bilpah and at Leah.
He mostly hated Thursdays,
For that was "concu-night."
That night besides his horde of brides
He had to kiss the concubines.
While "concues" were less favored,
He owned two hundred fifty-one,
So kissing them required an hour
If he kissed them on the run.
As Solomon grew very old,
He left his alphabet technique
And tried a different way to go
That he believed was quite unique.
And started with the ugliest
(To get the worst out of the way).
Then he kissed the sick ones
(Who had been in bed all day).
And then he kissed the ones with colds
And those with nasal hair,
Smooching rapidly along
Until he gladly reached the fair.
But kissing all the wives goodnight
Gave Solomon his greatest strain:
He kissed and kissed and kissed and kissed
Until his whole mouth felt the pain!
Each evening when his job was done,
Somewhere near three o'clock a.m.,
He always went straight to his bed,
Because he had to wake at five
To kiss them all good morn again.
I've heard that when he finally died
And went up to his home on high,
His welcome wasn't quite divine;
It made a chill run down his spine
To see a thousand concubines,
Standing puckered in a line.
He cried, "I'm doomed, alas, poor me!
I wish I'd married sensibly!"
It's not quite biblically accurate, but it's cute. ;)
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That is cute! And funny, I laughed all the way down to your comment. Thanks for that, too funny! LOL
Actually, I made a mistake. Solomon was very wise, but he didn't write Proverbs 31 concerning the virtuous woman. King Lemuel did! I guess that explains a lot.
I am glad you liked the poem, Sarah. :)
Good post Sarah.
You are getting sharper by the day. I am so happy to see the growth in your posts.
You are sweet, Angie.
Woah, thanks consecrated. I just post on bible verses, and God's word is beyond this world!
Angie, that poem is hilarious!
Hilarious, it is. Thanks for sharing it Angie.
I have sent a copy to a colleague and she forwarded it to her father (a preacher).
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