She Is Far More Precious Than Jewels

In Proverbs 31, the Queen Mother tells her son the king that a good woman is “far more precious than jewels.” Our world exalts beauty, talent, fame, career, and possessions. But alone, these fail to fulfill and distract us from the one standard that really matters. The world judges from externals, but God judges the heart—and in God, we find our worth. Learn More Interested in learning more? Chosen and Cherished is a Bible study on the wisdom of Proverbs 31. We live in a culture of distraction, but Pope St. John Paul II gave us an outline for what it is to live fully human. In These Beautiful Bones, Emily Stimpson Chapman explains the theology of the body beyond the bedroom. Our careers aren’t evil—we just need to know how to balance work and personal life. Learn more in Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World.