A Final Thought
Yesterday ended the trek through Proverbs for several of us friendly bloggers, 9 total, including a girl … no … young woman!
Farewell, original endeavor! Welcome new opportunities and blessings!
Proverbs 31:31
“Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.”
What of Us?
At long last, we have come not only to the end of a chapter, but the whole book of Proverbs. The last verse of the last chapter is both a statement of praise for the virtuous woman and a challenge for us. Wisdom will receive the fruit of her labor. Her works will praise her in the gates. But what of us? What of our works?
The virtuous woman of this chapter has done everything with wisdom and grace; she deserves what is coming to her. The product of her faithfulness, her ingenuity, her holiness, and her benevolence will speak of her in the highest places of honor. Her works are her testimony; she need not speak of herself. But what will be said of us?
Fruit? Praise?
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