Strength & Dignity: A Proverbs 31:25 Peony Print for Mother's Day

This Mother's Day printable comes from our Mother's Blessing series: one pink peony under the heading Strength & Dignity, with Proverbs 31:25 set below in italics. The verse appears in full, She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. Warm cream paper and a thin rose border keep the page light enough for a dresser or a nursery shelf, and the download covers ten frame sizes, from a 4x5 desk frame to a 24x36 poster.

What Proverbs 31:25 says about a mother

Proverbs closes with a poem of twenty-two verses about a capable woman, and most of it lists her work, from the wool and flax she spins to the food she sets out for her household while it is still dark. Verse 25 turns from the work to her character. Strength and dignity are the clothes she wears, and dressed in them she can laugh at the days to come. Four verses earlier she has no fear of snow, because her household is dressed in scarlet. Here the covering is her own, and it reaches past one winter to whatever comes next. This print quotes the verse in full, laughter included, so the gift praises a mother for her calm as well as her strength. Three verses later her children rise up and call her blessed, and that line has its own hydrangea print in the same series.

One peony, serif capitals and plenty of cream

The page is vertical and mostly open space, which is what keeps it calm. Near the top a small flourish sits above the words A Mother's Blessing in widely spaced capitals. The heading Strength & Dignity follows in classic serif capitals in dark brown. Under it stands a single peony in rose pink, outlined finely, on a green stem with long leaves. The verse runs over three short italic lines, and the reference Proverbs 31:25 closes the page in pale rose capitals. The paper is a warm cream with a trace of blush, and a thin dusty rose rule with small corner brackets frames the design, so it looks finished in a plain frame without a mat.

A Mother's Day gift, and a print for her own room

Framed at 5x7 or 8x10, it is an easy Mother's Day gift for a mom or a grandmother, sized for a dresser or the shelf by the kitchen window. A birthday works the same way, and so does a thank-you for the woman in your small group who has held a lot together this year. The pink flower and pale paper suit a nursery or a girl's bedroom, and in a living room the print can join other Scripture art in a gallery wall without pulling attention from it. The verse fits a housewarming or a baptism just as well, and pastor appreciation too. If you would like the peony with its two companions, the same design is part of the Mother's Blessing set of three, next to a hydrangea for Proverbs 31:28 and wisteria for Psalm 46:5.

Ten sizes in JPG and PDF, and how to print them

Your download holds ten sizes, each as a JPG and a PDF at 300 DPI: 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 16x24, 18x24 and 24x36 inches, plus A4 and A3 for frames bought outside the US. Every file is already cut to its frame size, so choose the one that matches your frame and print it at 100 percent; a fit-to-page setting can trim the thin border. Matte photo paper or a smooth cardstock keeps the cream ground soft and the peony free of glare. A home printer handles 5x7 and 8x10 well. For 16x20 and the poster sizes, a photo counter or an online lab gives an even tone across the large sheet. No frame and no printed copy is mailed.

Included print sizes, each as JPG and PDF at 300 DPI

Frequently asked questions

Which wording of Proverbs 31:25 is on the print?

A modern wording: She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. The King James Version reads, Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. Would you like the verse in the King James Version? Email support@theframedverse.com after your order and KJV files follow at no extra cost, usually within 24 to 48 hours. Your download is not affected. The same email can ask for larger verse text.

Is this the same peony as in the Mother's Blessing set?

Yes. The set of three uses this exact peony design and adds a hydrangea print for Proverbs 31:28 and a wisteria print for Psalm 46:5, with the same heading style and border. Choose the set if you plan a row of three frames, and this single print if the peony is the one you want to give.

What size works on a dresser or nightstand?

A 5x7 or 8x10 frame stands well on furniture, and the 4x5 file fits the small easel frames sold for desks. On a wall, 11x14 is about the smallest size that still reads from across a bedroom, while 16x20 and 18x24 fill the space above a bed or a sofa. Each of those sizes has its own file.

Does the peony print in true pink?

Close to it on matte paper, with small shifts depending on the printer. Screens glow and paper does not, so the rose tones usually come out a little deeper and warmer than on your monitor. A bright white paper cools the cream background, while a natural white keeps it warm. One test print at 5x7 shows you the result before you print a large size.

May I print copies for my mother and my mother-in-law?

Yes. The personal license covers printing the design for your own home and printing copies you give as gifts, so a framed print for each mother is fine. It does not cover passing the files on, uploading them elsewhere or selling prints. If a church group wants copies for a Mother's Day event, ask first at support@theframedverse.com.