My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
“The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. . .. An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.”
I had a random revelation, this morning, I was thinking about verses on being a godly single man and woman and realized that Proverbs 31 is not describing a married woman, but a single woman.
You see, Proverbs 31 is the advice of a loving mother to her son. She advices him to not seek pleasure in ways that destroy kings, women and alcohol, and instead to pursue justice as a godly man and to find a godly wife. And then we go into a description of this godly woman.
We often read this description of this woman as a description of a married woman; however, it is not. It is a description of a single woman. King Lemuel’s mother is not telling her son to look for a married woman but is describing the character of a single woman and telling her son, marry this kind of woman.
God does not have a separate plan for preparing to be a godly single woman than He does for preparing to be a godly married woman. He only has a plan for being a godly woman. Proverbs 31 applies equally to the single woman and to the married woman. God is concerned about the character of a woman, and it is the character of a godly woman which will enable her to handle any situation in life, whether married or single.
So single women, read Proverbs 31 again, it was written about you and applies to your life, today. And know that whether single or married, God has called you into an unfading beauty, for you are more precious than jewels.
