Come, Follow Me · Week 37 · September 7–13

Proverbs 1–4; 15–16; 22; 31; Ecclesiastes 1–3; 11–12

This Week's Reading

This week's Come, Follow Me reading invites us to reflect on the wisdom of Solomon and the reflections of the Preacher, offering timeless guidance for living a faithful life. Proverbs 3–4 teaches us to trust in the Lord with all our hearts and to keep His commandments close to our minds, promising that He will direct our paths. Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is a season for every purpose under heaven, urging us to remember our Creator while we are young and strong. Finally, the description of the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31 highlights the strength, diligence, and faithfulness of those who serve their families with love and industry. Together, these books point us toward Christ, whose perfect life embodies the wisdom we seek and whose grace empowers us to live righteously in every season.

Key Passages

Proverbs 3:5–6 Trusting fully in the Lord and acknowledging Him in all our ways invites His direction over our lives.
Proverbs 4:20–27 Keeping God's words close to our hearts and turning away from evil leads to life, health, and stability.
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 There is a divinely appointed time for every event in life, reminding us to accept each season with patience and faith.
Ecclesiastes 12:1–7 We are called to remember our Creator while we are young, before the signs of aging and death remind us of mortality.
Proverbs 31:10–19 The virtuous woman is a model of strength, industry, and devotion, bringing blessing to her household through faithful service.

Questions to Ponder

In what areas of my life do I need to trust the Lord more fully rather than relying on my own understanding?
How can I keep God's words close to my heart throughout each day, especially when facing difficult choices?
What season am I in right now, and how can I honor it by doing what is right according to God's will?
In what ways can I emulate the strength and diligence of the virtuous woman in my own home or community?

A Thought to Take Home

These ancient words remind us that wisdom begins with trusting in the Lord and ends with remembering Him while we are young and strong. The virtuous woman shows us that true strength comes from faithfulness, not just physical ability, and that every season of life has a purpose when lived under God's guidance. As we study these scriptures, may we find comfort in knowing that Christ is our wisdom, our strength, and our eternal guide.

Further study

Proverbs 3:5–6 Proverbs 4:20–27 Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 Ecclesiastes 12:1–7

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Key passages

Proverbs 3:5–6

⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 4:20–27

²⁰My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. ²¹Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. ²²For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. ²³Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. ²⁴Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. ²⁵Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. ²⁶Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. ²⁷Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Ecclesiastes 3:1–8

¹To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: ²A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; ³A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; ⁴A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; ⁵A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; ⁶A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; ⁷A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; ⁸A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Ecclesiastes 12:1–7

¹Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; ²While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: ³In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, ⁴And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low; ⁵Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: ⁶Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. ⁷Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Proverbs 31:10–19

¹⁰Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. ¹¹The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. ¹²She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. ¹³She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. ¹⁴She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. ¹⁵She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. ¹⁶She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. ¹⁷She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. ¹⁸She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. ¹⁹She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.