The wisdom that God gave Solomon simply amazes me. I'm only at Day 30 and I've learnt some incredible truths that only God can give. And they cover anything from how to manage a kingdom to how to manage a household, how to differentiate between a fool and a wise man, how to choose friends and...
and this really is my favourite part....
HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE!
Proverbs 12:4 (NKJV)
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones
Proverbs 19:13 (NKJV)
A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping
Proverbs 21:9 (NKJV)
Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman
Proverbs 21:19 (NKJV)
Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.
Proverbs 27: 15-16 (NKJV)
A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
So I gather that the opposite of an excellent wife is a wife who is contentious (and angry!).
According to Dictionary.com, the definition of contentious:
1. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues.
3. Law . pertaining to causes between contending parties.
So wives, please dont argue, don't strife and don't quarrel. With the husband.
