Proverbs
Proverbs collects short, practical wisdom for daily life, much of it written as a parent teaching a child.
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Motherhood Is Kingdom Work · Proverbs 31:28
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Strength & Honour · Proverbs 31:25
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Strength & Honour · Proverbs 31:25
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Strength & Honour · Proverbs 31:25
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About the book of Proverbs
Proverbs is the main wisdom book of the Old Testament. Most of it was written by King Solomon, son of David, with later sections credited to Agur and King Lemuel, and some sayings were gathered in the days of King Hezekiah (Proverbs 25:1). It begins as a father’s advice to a son, written for young people in Israel, and it speaks to anyone learning how to live well before God. Instead of telling one long story, it collects short sayings about work, speech, money, friendship and family.
Main themes
The key idea appears early, in Proverbs 1:7, which says wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord. That does not mean terror. It means honoring God as God and letting that shape ordinary choices. The book sets two roads side by side, the way of the wise and the way of the fool, and shows where each one leads. Wisdom is even pictured as a woman calling out in the street (Proverbs 1:20), inviting anyone willing to listen.
Proverbs is practical. Its sayings describe how life usually works, not promises that every case ends the same way. Read with the rest of the Bible, they train good habits: diligence, honest words, patience and humility. The book closes with a poem about a woman of strength, which is often read on Mother’s Day.
Verses from Proverbs on our apparel
Proverbs 3:5. “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Solomon writes as a father teaching a son. The word lean pictures putting your weight on a staff. Our F.R.O.G. Fully Rely On God design carries the verse. The next verse continues the thought, but it is not on our shirts, so check it in your own Bible.
Proverbs 31:25. “Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.” King Lemuel’s mother taught this poem about a woman of character. Her inner qualities are what she puts on each morning. See Strength & Honour.
Proverbs 31:28. “Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.” The focus moves from her work to how her own household responds to it. Motherhood Is Kingdom Work carries these words.
Frequently asked
Are the Proverbs promises or general principles? They are wisdom about how life tends to go. Some sayings are rules of thumb, and they read best alongside the rest of Scripture.
Who is the woman in Proverbs 31? The chapter says King Lemuel’s mother taught him the poem. It describes a woman of strong character rather than one named person.