The Virtuous Woman.

When dining with a ruler, be aware,

Of the delicacies and wine you share.

Do not crave his delicacies and bread,

Lest you be caught in a trap that's spread.

Listen to your father's wise advice,

And don't despise your mother's sacrifice.

Buy the truth, and do not sell it cheap,

For it's more valuable than any heap.

Do not envy the wicked in their ways,

For their end is like a dark and dismal maze.

The wise will find joy in their heart,

And their words will bring life, never apart.

Proverbs 29:23 NIV

Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.

I thought this was the perfect picture to symbolize the love in the verse!

Wise saying in the trees behind one of Chiang Mai's temples

My first attempt at writing between the lines.

Barcelona - La Boqueria Market

"Prepare your work outside,

and get your fields ready.

Afterwards, build your house."

Proverbs 24 verse 27

Getting our priorities in the right order is such an important aspect of life. Here, Wisdom says get that which produces fruit set up first, then build your house. It's something I'm sure every Farmer knows well - to tend to the fields and livestock as the prime focus.

We may take this metaphorically too. Loving God with all our heart and soul and mind and strength means giving attention to that which strengthens our relationship with our Heavenly Father first. Everything else can follow on afterwards. In fact, we can be as bold to declare that if we put developing our relationship with God first, everything else will fall into place.

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