Proverbs 21:4: An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Insight
Faithful (31:11–12); chaste (Titus 2:5; 1 Peter 3:2); respectfully obedient (Ephesians 5:22–23; 1 Peter 3:4–6); immovable in affection (Titus 2:4); delighting to see her husband honored, respected, and loved; covering, as far as possible, his failings; prudent in the management of her family (14:1); conscientious in the carrying out of her domestic duties (31:27–28); kind and considerate to all around her (31:20, 26); and as the root of all, fearing the Lord (31:30)—such is a wife of noble character. Let a young woman, in contemplating this holy union, ponder in deep prayer its weighty responsibility. Will she be a crown to her husband or make him ashamed? Will she be what God made the woman (“a helper” [Genesis 2:18]) or what Satan made her (a tempter to her husband)? If she is not a crown to her husband, she will be a shame for herself. 1
Application
Read Ephesians 5:22-33. Are you that husband? Are you that wife? What is God wanting to change, to make you more like Him?
Motivation
Jesus said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? Matthew 19:5
A wife is a reflection of how she is loved by her husband and her Savior. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, please teach every husband and every wife how to honor You within marriage.
1. Bridges, C. (2001). Proverbs (p. 86). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.