From 399c292426c7589cf6fa87923bc7ac24f9de5698 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Hutchins Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:01:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Reworded themes section --- pro/31/intro.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pro/31/intro.md b/pro/31/intro.md index e6afabc55a..12acabd4af 100644 --- a/pro/31/intro.md +++ b/pro/31/intro.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This person is unknown in Scripture, other than here. It is important to recogni Verse 10 through 31 is tightly formed as a poem in the original language. There are 22 lines in the Hebrew language that each begin with a successive letter of the alphabet. However, each language will have a different set of letters. Therefore, it is important to realize this was a single composition with a single theme of a noble or godly wife. ##### Themes ##### -There are individual proverbs that run along common themes, often including contrasting elements: wise/foolish, money, lazy/diligent, truth telling, wicked/righteous, sluggard, pride/humility, integrity/crookedness. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise]], [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]) +King Lemuel advice to his son addresses themes of avoiding drinks with alcohol and of being fair and righteous (31:1-9). The final section about the godly wife addresses several themes, including the great value of a godly wife (30:10-12), her hard work (31:13-19), her generosity (31:20), her care for her family (31:21-23), and her dignity, wisdom, and fear of the Lord (31:25-31). ## Links: ##