Friday! Proverbs!

Houses and wealth 

are inherited from parents, 

but a prudent wife 

is from the Lord .

Proverbs 19:14 NIV

Sometimes we need some better English words! This Hebrew word translated as "prudent" carries these meanings:

consider

expert

instruct

prosper

deal prudently

give skillful

have good success

teach

So a "wise, teacher who's sharp" may be a better description.

And even the word for "wife" here is first used in Genesis to differentiate the woman from the man.

So.

The meaning of this becomes a bit clearer in a society where woman were treated as chattels, as less than men, where they could be used and discarded or replaced, this proverb is saying people and stuff are not the same.

Women are not to be used, discarded, replaced. 

They're sharp, wise, & can teach you.

#metoo is not a modern thing, but it's here in this ancient proverb. The message here from God is that your girls and your women are important. Way more important than your stuff, they're not even in the same category.

They bear My image and likeness, they're from Me.

Solomon could be speaking today into our trafficking & porn industries, our attitudes towards women...

People > property+money

#people>stuff

#lovepeople