CHARACTERISTICS OF A GODLY WOMAN

SHE IS PRUDENT 

House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord (Proverbs 19:14). 

In contrast to a lazy wife who is unprepared, sloppy, not thinking ahead, a busybody, characterized by excuses, and an overall lack of excellence, prudence (sakal) means “wisdom shown in the exercise of reason, forethought, and self-control.” A godly woman pushes herself. She uses her mind to think ahead and prepare. Her proper prior planning is a preventative of poor performance. Qualities conferred from our Heavenly Father, she is deemed a gift from the Lord.