* Vs 13-15 are great verses for those in biz.

* Vs 12 gives the proper foundation.

* Raising Godly kids is paramount to business success.

* David is praying this prayer to God, which is a good one to pray over our kids.

* That our sons be as plants and our daughters as pillars.

* Sons as Plants:

* * May they be “grown-up” plants in their youth - mature young people.

* Psalms 128:3 says those who fear the Lord will be like olive plants - very useful.

* A plant nourishes people.

* Plants breathe life into the environment - they produce oxygen.

* They can grow on their own with God’s help from sun and rain.

* Daughters as Pillars:

* * “Corner” pillars fit for a palace.

* The corner pillar was the chief pillar - if it goes out everything goes out.

* It holds the structure in place, but beautifies it at the same time.

* They are under intense pressure, but they remain beautiful in the midst of it.

* Revelation 3:12 - “To the one who is victorious, I will make a pillar in the temple of My God…”.