{The woman who fears the Lord} dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.

- Proverbs 31:17

{The woman who fears the Lord}, her clothing is fine linen and purple.

- Proverbs 31:22

This is a well-dressed woman. She is dressed in dignity of character, in her delight in the Lord, in her  kind disposition to her husband, children, servants, neighbors, and those in the marketplace. She is dressed in quality, well made clothes. She takes care of her inner self; she attends to her outer self. In her quiet spirit there is a balance that gives her freedom to dress in and to enjoy pretty clothing without her clothing defining her. She is not firstly known as the well-dressed woman; she is called the woman who fears the Lord.

I desire to be this woman. I want to be known as the woman who fears the Lord because it is true of me, that it is my real character. I also do appreciate beautiful clothing and like to dress nicely. To carry myself well and dress nicely is one way I can show that I understand that I am made in the image of God, that I have been saved from myself unto Him, that He loves me, that I am His child and He cares for me more than the lillies of the field, which are dressed quite nicely. (Matt. 6) To dress well is a shadowy picture of the great order and beauty of the Lord, the quality of heaven, the reality that one day I will wear garments of beautiful linen, of grace and praise.

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