Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. The Earl of Beaconsfield said, "Every step in my life to honour and success I owe to my good and faithful wife." President Lincoln, on receiving a presentation, said, "I will hand this to the lady who, by her counsel and help, has made it possible in anywise for me to serve my country." A working man at a great meeting said recently, "My wife was a good woman before her conversion, but now she is worth her weight in diamonds." When Jonathan Edwards was discharged from his appointment he came home in despair. But his wife smiled bravely and said, "My dear, you have often longed for leisure to write your book, and now it has come. I have lighted a fire in your room, and set the table with pens and paper." He was so cheered that he set to work at once, and wrote the book that made him famous. (S. M. Evans.) Parallel Verses KJV: Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.WEB: Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her: |
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