Common Struggles of Women

  • David Fairchild
  • Dec 2, 2007
  • Series: SDSU

Ungodly Women in Proverbs

The Foolish Woman

  • Proverbs 9:13-18: "The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge. She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city, calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way. ‘Let all who are simple come in here!' she says to those who lack judgment. ‘Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!' But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave."

The Embarrassing Woman

  • Proverbs 11:22: "Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion."

The Easy Woman

  • Proverbs 23:26-28: "My son, give me your heart and let your eyes keep to my ways, for a prostitute is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well. Like a bandit she lies in wait, and multiplies the unfaithful among men."
  • Proverbs 29:3 "A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth."

The Expensive Woman

  • Proverbs 31:3 "...do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings."

The Quarrelsome Woman

  • Proverbs 25:24: "Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife."
  • Proverbs 19:13: "A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping."

The Moody Woman

  • Proverbs 21:19-20: "Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife. In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has."

The Flirtatious Woman

  • Proverbs 5:3-5: "For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave."
  • Proverbs 7:10: "Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent."



I want to thank Pastor Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill Church in Seattle for his efforts to teach so faithfully on issues of Biblical roles. This study was in many ways influenced by his message on Biblical Femininity.

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