There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise: Antsâthey arenât strong, but ⦠There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise: Read verse in New Living Translation Proverbs 5:3-4 For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. Proverbs 31:1-31 - The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 25 ... Other women become bitter towards all things masculine and resent males. The riches Woman Wisdom offers (Proverbs 8:18) are brought home by the hard work of the good wife (Proverbs 31:11).â (Garrett) ii. I set my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness; And what I find more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are like fetters. But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword. 9. a bitter woman who finally gets a husband, a servant girl who supplants her mistress. The fruit of her hands: âShe is no less than Woman Wisdom made real. The lecture ends with a ⦠About Proverbs 31. A never-ending dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike (Proverbs 27:15). i. Proverbs 5:3-4 âFor the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. Avoid Immoral Women - My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel. Summary Proverbs 5 is a fatherâs lecture to his son. For the woman (and man) of wisdom, this reward is not their primary motivation, but the fitting result of their life lived in fear of the Lord. But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword. The Proverbs 31 woman was not an actual woman. The earlier histories end the story of the worldâs most decorated king on a bitter note, especially 1 Kings 11. For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what youâve learned. She does not turn her femininity into weakness nor does she forsake her femininity for masculinity. But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword.â 10. A Proverbs 31 woman seeks strength and dignity. Letâs be clear. She is strong and graceful. King Lemuelâs mother was describing the kind of woman she hoped her son would find. Ephesians 4:31 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: James 3:14 - But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. ... My point is, the immoral woman of Proverbs is your average woman today. money, status, and or power have been expended. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Because of this, many people discount the idea that itâs even possible to be a Proverbs 31 woman or they feel discouraged by the seemingly impossible standard set for women in this passage. A Proverbs 31 Woman Is Strong and Dignified. The father warns his son about the dangers of the âstrange womanâ (probably another manâs wife), and, on the flip side, encourages him to enjoy his own wife. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Hebrew-English Text I. Proverbs 31 Ministries is a non-denominational, non-profit Christian ministry that seeks to lead women into a personal relationship with Christ, with Proverbs 31:10-31 as a ⦠Proverbs 30:23-33 a bitter woman who finally gets a husband, a servant girl who supplants her mistress. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. Things could very well have been the same culturally speaking in Sollyâs day but especially today. Seduction comes naturally to women, serving as a way to trap unsuspecting Betas until their usefulness, i.e. Proverbs 2:16 â Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.â 11.