COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Proverbs 31:10-31
In this epilogue in Proverbs, a godly woman is described. It is a picture far from the view that in Old Testament times, a woman was a nobody, a man's property without privileges and rights. She is a wife and mother who fears the Lord. Her husband and children praise her and call her blessed.

Epistle: James 3:13 4:3, 7-8a
In this lesson, James distinguishes between the types of wisdom. Earthly wisdom is characterized by ambition, rivalry and selfishness. This kind of wisdom provides disorder and confusion. Heavenly wisdom comes from God. This wisdom is "pure, peaceable, gentle," etc. The heavenly wise do not boast of themselves, but promote peace and reap a harvest of righteousness. The source of fighting and killing each other is the heart whi…