FOR THE VIRTUOUS PROVERBS 12:1-16 KEY VERSE: “A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones” (Proverbs 12:4). A man once set to sail from Venice to Ancona, with his wife, both being minded to offer devotions at the shrine of Santa Maria di Loreto. But during the voyage, there arose such a great storm that everyone thought the ship was in extreme peril of sinking. The owner of the ship commanded that each traveler should forthwith throw his most burdensome possessions into sea so that the vessel might be made lighter. Some rolled casks of wine overboard and others bales of clothes. The man from Venice, who did not want to be found tarrying behind the rest, seized his wife, exclaiming, “forgive me Ursala mine, but this day you must drink to my health in salt water!” and would throw her into the sea. The frightened wife made a commotion with her screams and others quickly came and scolded the husband, asking him the cause of his action. “The owner of the ship urgently commanded that we all should throw overboard our heaviest burdens; throughout my whole life, nothing has been ever so burdensome to me as this woman; hence, I was gladly willing to give her over to father Neptune”, he said. Our text made several comparisons between the ways of the wicked and the righteous and concluded that it is better to be on the side of the righteous. It made a far-reaching pronouncement to confirm this: “A good man obtains the favor of the Lord”. The virtuous woman is presented as that good and righteous wife, who is a crown to her husband. He that is blessed with such a wife will always be as happy as a king on the throne. On the other hand, a bad wife is not better than an incurable disease that daily makes her husband ashamed. We must daily live to please God while we run away from the wicked life-style that could attract God’s displeasure. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Wickedness is abomination to God.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:24:10 +0000
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