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Scripture Commentary article 2024-08-09

Women in Places of Power in the Old Testament

Research clippings examining the Proverbs 31 woman as a public figure praised at the city gates — the seat of legal and civic authority. Argues that King Lemuel's mother was a prophet whose oracle comprises the chapter, and that the Proverbs 31 woman exercised judgment and public leadership, not merely domestic roles.

2 Kings 10:8–9 Amos 5:10 Amos 5:15 Genesis & Creation Women in Leadership Egalitarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-12-16

Does The Husband Alone Have Divine Wisdom

In a recent CBMW blog article, John Starke recounts Richard Baxter’s instructions for the Christian family. (Richard Baxter was a 17th century Puritan)

Proverbs 31:10 Proverbs 31:10-12 Proverbs 31:11 Authority & Submission Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-24

@mtnhousewife Yes, women do things a bit differently. Yet the Prov 31 wife did a

@mtnhousewife Yes, women do things a bit differently. Yet the Prov 31 wife did a lot of providing too. Was that wrong of her? Protection is more than fighting off wild beasts…it involves teaching an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-11

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii You are reading that “the instruct

@biblemarriages @yallbenonsense @MikeWingerii You are reading that “the instructions” to do what the Prov 31 woman did came from him but that is nowhere in this text. What she did was never qualified

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-26

You don’t want to see…but God reveals the Prov 31 wife working in the public sph

You don’t want to see…but God reveals the Prov 31 wife working in the public sphere—buying fields, planting vineyards, trading goods, managing workers, and speaking wisdom with kindness. Nowhere in s

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-07

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge The Prov 31 woman is literally running the home and business outside the home with no mention of anything her husband does. She is completely self sufficient. What do you mean Deborah was leading becau...

@Antifaucist722 @Tailfeathers_WA @dalepartridge The Prov 31 woman is literally running the home and business outside the home with no mention of anything her husband does. She is completely self suffi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-06

@RealDavidReece “The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life” (Prov 31:11-12) The same could be said that "the heart of his wife safely trusts him; so she will ...

@RealDavidReece “The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life” (Prov 31:11-12) The same could be said that "the

Prov 31:11-12 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-03

Mike says that men submitting to female bosses is a good thing (from comments on

Mike says that men submitting to female bosses is a good thing (from comments on Prov 31) because the ideal woman is clearly managing male and female servants. [1:54:00] /44

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-29

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy You presume leadership means authority over, when that is not the Biblical model. The woman described in Prov 31 exemplifies leadership and wisdom in her household and beyond. She influences and shows leadership to the fol...

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy You presume leadership means authority over, when that is not the Biblical model. The woman described in Prov 31 exemplifies leadership and wisdom in her household and beyo

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Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Biblical examples of women who worked outside the home: Proverbs 31 woman (entrepreneur), Lydia (businesswoman), Priscilla (tentmaker).

Biblical counter-examples to women-only-at-home view

Prov 31 Lydia Priscilla