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So today on the podcast, we are going over our third quality of a godly wife in our mini series on three qualities of a godly wife. And the

third quality is, she is even tempered. So a godly wife is even tempered. Dr. Kim, what does it mean

to even be even tempered? That's a great question.

I think for me, as I thought through this, probably someone that's not easily annoyed or angered.

You know, I think if you look at just some adjectives for it, somebody that's calm, somebody

that's steady, somebody that's peaceful.

And I think when a woman is the does is like that she's

very approachable for from her husband's standpoint and prior kids standpoint and

I think those are the things that a wife wants and a mother wants she wants to be

her family to embrace her and to feel comfortable with her and if you're not

even tempered,

there's going to be some walls. There's some barriers between you and your spouse and between

you and your kids. Yeah, absolutely. I agree. And I think, yeah, like when I think I'm being

even tempered, I think, you know, you're avoiding hostility, you're avoiding aggression

and cunningness and disrespect. And so you're staying clear

of those things. And I like the way you worded it, like calm and peaceful. You know, that should

kind of be what you ooze in your home as a wife. So why is it so important for a wife to be

even-tempered? Why is that a godly quality of a wife that's necessary? Yeah, I know it's not

always true. And certainly the husband

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