She demands her own way, even with tears and threats, until she gets what she wants. She mocks, undercuts, and derides her man, robbing him of confidence and courage. She spends money the family does not have, or invests the family fortune foolishly in what she does not understand. She commits adultery with another man - or woman. How does a foolish woman pull down her own house? By carelessly, or spitefully, adopting destructive habits that alienate and impoverish her family. 4) Like Leah and Rachel, who despite mutual rivalry and disappointments with husband Jacob, stood with him against their father Laban, knowing that for their new family they had left father and mother (Genesis 31, Psalm 45). 3) Like Lydia, a wise woman builds her house by working diligently with her own hands she is successful at business (Acts 16, see Proverbs 31). There is something wrong with those who disdainfully refer to mothers as “breeders.” 2) Like Abigail, a wise woman decisively protects her household from imminent danger, even against the wishes of her foolish husband (I Samuel 25). How does a wise woman build her house, even in a society where men overtly hold the reins of power as in ancient Israel? 1) Like Ruth and Mary she bears children, knowing that salvation comes from the offspring of women (Genesis 3:15, Ruth 4:11, Luke 1:38, I Timothy 2:15). Proverbs 14:1 - “The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.”

Another word for brave woman