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Are You a Proverbs 21 Woman or a Proverbs 31 Woman?

The Biblical Book of Proverbs has LOTS to say about what a Godly woman looks like. And a few examples of what she doesn’t look like. Proverbs 21 has a couple of  kinda  harsh things to say about this kind of woman. Here’s what I mean by a Proverbs 21 woman: It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic  than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. Proverbs 21:9 also… It’s better to live alone in the desert  than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife. Proverbs 21:19 Yeesh! Who needs counseling here, the wife or the husband? Haha! So let’s get into what I mean by comparing these two women. The Proverbs 31 woman (she’s got it all together) simultaneously encourages and intimidates me… but the Proverbs 21 woman? Ha! I grit my teeth a little to admit this, but she sure reminds me of… ME, especially in my first year of marriage! (Sorry, honey!) I’ve grown since that difficult learning curve –  from being a college student *w...