Written By Jeremy Marshall

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Bible Reading Pro-Tip: The virtuous wife of Proverbs 31 is *not* a superwoman whose example Christian women are supposed to try and live up to. She is the personification of Lady Wisdom who has been speaking to women *and* men throughout the book (cf. Prov. 8:1 - 9:11). The point of Proverbs 31 is *not*: "Men, get you a woman like this; and women, go be like this." The point is for men *and* women of God to seek and find wisdom. And Lady Wisdom has already told you the wellspring at which you will find her: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight" (Prov. 9:10). Sisters, don't lay that burden on yourselves of trying to be a "Proverbs 31 woman." She's not a model for you to emulate, but a treasure for all God's daughters and sons to seek and find.

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