The heart of her husband safely trusts her, so he will have no lack of gain.

The key word here is “safely.” It is not about whether he chooses to trust her; it is about her being trustworthy. She has his best interest at heart.  She keeps to herself the things he tells her in confidence.  This is probably also a commentary on her general competence – I can’t imagine a husband “safely trusting” a wife who may have burned down the house cooking dinner or dropped the baby on his head while he was away at work!  (This is not to say that stuff doesn’t happen sometimes – just that if this is his expectation of what occurs during the day, due to her gross incompetence, lack of common sense, etc. he probably is not able to trust her.) The next verse provides some additional insight into this one, as well.

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I’ve been working on memorizing Proverbs 31:10-31.  As I’ve done so, I’ve realized that the meaning of some verses is much more obvious than others, and I want to write out what I believe each verse is saying.  I figured I’d do that here, just in case anyone else is interested.

Thoughtful discussion is welcome, even if your interpretation differs from mine – but please do not come to these Scriptures with your own idea of what you want and complain because I have not perverted them to your taste.  I don’t have the patience for that, and am likely to just delete such comments.

For those who may be interested in following the whole passage, all related posts will be filed under “Spiritual Journal.” (Some will also be filed under “Biblical Family” and/or “Homemaking.”)

I’m going to end this post with the introduction – the summary statement of the passage:

Who can find a virtuous wife?  For her worth is far above rubies.

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