"Today's Treasure Devotional" from "Love Worth Finding" with Dr. Adrian Rogers....

The Value of a Wife

The real worth of a wife is not in her outward charm, though I thank God for outward charm; not in the beauty of her face, though I thank God for that, but the real value of a wife is her virtue. Proverbs 31:10 says, “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.�?

Now, God doesn’t compare her with a diamond, but a ruby. A diamond catches and reflects light, but a ruby has that inner glow. It is the beauty of a ruby that’s on the inside, and that’s what God is talking about when He speaks of the value of a wife.

Proverbs 31:30-31 says, “Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.�?nbsp;  

Now, there’s nothing wrong with beauty, but virtue far exceeds beauty. Many a man has made the mistake of falling in love with a dimple and then marrying the whole woman. He found out later that he married someone who did not have that inner beauty.

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