As I celebrate my beloved wife’s birthday …

As I celebrate my beloved wife’s birthday …

 

 

 

 

Today, as I celebrate my beloved wife’s birthday, I meditate on Proverbs 15 and apply and reflect on it to my wife and I:

 

1.      In a relationship between a couple, a gentle answer dispels anger, but harsh words stir up anger (see Proverbs 15:1).

 

2.      A wise husband seeks the knowledge of God and the knowledge of His will, and his lips speak of that knowledge kindly to his beloved wife, but a foolish husband does not do so; he enjoys foolishness and pours out foolishness (see Proverbs 15:2, 7, 14).

 

3.      In a marital relationship, gentle words are like a tree of life, but cruel words break a person's heart (see Proverbs 15:4).

 

4.      God delights in the prayers of an honest couple and loves a couple who pursues righteousness (see Proverbs 15:8, 9).

 

5.      A wise couple knows that they may be able to hide their thoughts from each other, but they cannot hide them from God (see Proverbs 15:11).

 

6.      A proud husband hates to be rebuked by his wife and does not seek out a wise wife (see Proverbs 15:12).

 

7.      A wife's cheerful heart brightens her face, but a husband's anxious heart hurts his spirit (see Proverbs 15:13).

 

8.      A couple who suffers is miserable, but a couple who has joy in their hearts is always happy (see Proverbs 15:15).

 

9.      A couple who is poor but fears God and serves Him together is better than a couple who is rich but always lives in worry (see Proverbs 15:17).

 

10.   A quick-tempered husband will cause quarrels, but a wife who is slow to get angry will calm them down (see Proverbs 15:18).

 

11.   The path of a lazy couple is like a field of thorns, while the path of an honest couple is like a highway (see Proverbs 15:19).

 

12.   . A wise wife makes her husband happy, but a foolish husband despises her (see Proverbs 15:20).

 

13.   An ignorant couple enjoys foolishness, but a wise couple walks the right path together (see Proverbs 15:21).

 

14.   A husband who gives wise advice makes a wife successful in her plans (see Proverbs 15:22).

 

15.   A wise couple gives each other timely words and answers, giving each other joy (see Proverbs 15:23).

 

16.   The thoughts of a pure-hearted couple please God (see Proverbs 15:26).

 

17.   A wise and honest couple who fear God do not seek ill-gotten gain and harm their family (see Proverbs 15:27).

 

18.   A righteous couple thinks carefully about what to say to each other, but a wicked couple spews out evil words to each other (see Proverbs 15:28).

 

19.   . A wise couple not only knows how to listen to each other’s good rebuke, but they also receive the rebuke with joy, and so they gain enlightenment (see Proverbs 15:31, 32).

 

20.   A couple who fears God gains wisdom, and so they are humble (see Proverbs 15:33).