Fool Proof: A Study in Proverbs
Week 8 | Marriage
Lisa Sheffler, author
We’re finishing out our survey of Proverbs by focusing on marriage. See what Bruce has to say about his upcoming sermon in the video below:
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Husbands
Proverbs 6:34
34 For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury,
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
Proverbs 7:19
19 My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
Proverbs 12:4
4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,
but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 31:11
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
Proverbs 31:23
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31:28
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
Wives
Proverbs 5:18
18 May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Proverbs 5:20
20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife?
Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
Proverbs 6:24
24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.
Proverbs 6:26
26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,
but another man’s wife preys on your very life.
Proverbs 6:29
29 So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.
Proverbs 12:4
4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,
but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 18:22
22 He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13
13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
Proverbs 19:14
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 21:9
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:19
19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
Proverbs 23:27
27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
Proverbs 25:24
24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 27:15-16
15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
Proverbs 31:10
10 A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
Pray
Almighty God, from whom all our blessings flow.
Thank you for the gift of marriage and family. As a community, we recognize our responsibility to support marriages and help families flourish. Show us how. Those of us who are husbands and wives commit to loving our spouses and encouraging them to grow in faith. May the married couples in our church be unified in their pursuit of you.
Thank you for the gift of singleness and friendship. As a community, we recognize our responsibility to support those who are single and help their families flourish. Show us how. Those of us who are single commit to encouraging others to grow in faith. May we be fully devoted to pursuing you.
Thank you for the redemption found in Jesus and the hope we have in him. Amen.
Talk about it
The Book of Proverbs was meant to be discussed. Think through the “talk about it” questions on your own and then discuss them with someone and see what you can learn together.
- This week, we’re going to focus on husbands and wives, but all of the subjects we’ve looked at in our study of Proverbs — the fear of the Lord, honoring fathers, friendship, meaningful conversations, controlling our anger and our use of alcohol, living with sexual integrity — apply to forming and sustaining a healthy marriage. Discuss how.
- In the family of God, we need to love, support, and encourage one another whatever their “relationship status.” Discuss how unmarried people can support the marriages of people around them. How can married people support the singles in their lives?
