Proverbs 12: 3-4
3 Wickedness never brings stability, but the godly have deep roots.
What is stability? One definition is to have the strength to stand or endure. To be grounded.
The wicked are unstable or flighty in all there ways, but the godly have roots that go deep. In Colossians 2:7 we read,”Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” As we seek God and His word in our lives, our roots grow deep. Just as a tree that is healthy and strong with deep roots that hold it strong in battering wind and rain, we can hold steadfast in the faith. We will be grounded in godly living and thrive in our abundant lives. Even though we may be persecuted, tempted or shaken by life circumstances we do not waver but sink our roots even deeper into God’s love,
4 A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
A worthy wife is one also that has her roots buried deep in Christ Jesus. She looks to God for her strength and wisdom. As she experiences God’s love for her she is able to live her life in a way that she is a shining crown for her husband. On the other hand, if a wife is living her own life and seeking her own way, she becomes disgraceful in her walk with God. She gives up her righteous living for second best. She is like a cancer to her husband, it is a pain that aches to his very bones. What a sad state to be in. Thankfully God has given each one of us a choice to either let our actions eat like a cancer to someone we love or to choose to sink our roots deep in our great God and Father, and to be a shining crown to those around us.