In his sermon on Proverbs 31, Stephen Davey explains that this chapter records a mother’s godly counsel—likely Bathsheba’s—to her son, King Lemuel, urging wisdom in leadership, purity, and self-control. She first warns against sexual compromise and alcohol, drawing from her own painful history and its consequences. Davey then highlights the famous acrostic poem describing a virtuous woman, emphasizing that it presents a goal of godliness, not a demand for perfection. This woman is marked by reverence for the Lord, diligent work, wise stewardship, compassion for the needy, and character that blesses her family and strengthens her husband’s reputation. Davey concludes that true beauty is rooted not in charm or appearance, but in fearing the Lord and living for what will last eternally.
The Profile of a Godly Woman
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