The Women's Corner: "Building our House"

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands - Proverbs 14:1 KJV

"When mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!" the saying goes. This is true whether we are a "mama" or have children at home or not. The woman sets the mood for the home. We can build up or tear down with our words, our attitudes and our actions.

Today we will focus on our words and ask ourselves a few questions. 

Scripture says that the words of the pure are pleasant words. (Proverbs 5:26) and a woman of wisdom will open her mouth with wisdom and kindness. (Proverbs 31:26)


Our first two questions:

• Are our words at home pleasant words?
• Is the law of kindness on our tongue? 

The New Testament exhorts us: Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear - Ephesians 4:29 (NASB)

Our next questions:

• Do we build our household up with edifying wholesome words? 
• Does it give grace to those who hear?

Finally will will end with a promise dealing with the same topic to which we began - the fruit of our words and the work of our hands:

A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, And the deeds of a man's hands will return to him - Proverbs 12:14 NASB

• As we look at our homes,we can ask ourselves "What has the fruit of our words and the work of your hands wrought?"

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands - Proverbs 14:1

Each day we can ask ourselves, have we been wise or foolish?

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Other Scripture referred to: The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words. - Prov 15:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness (Prov 31:26)