4. “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” Prov. 31:10

5. Virtuous (chayil) – speaks of a force, an army, strength, host, might, war

6. Far (rachoq) – remote, precious

7. Valuable things REQUIRE high maintenance.

8. “The heart of her husband does safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil” Prov. 31:11

9. Safely trust (betach) Need (chacer) Spoil (shalal)

10. “She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.” Prov. 31:12

11. “Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.” Prov. 31:23

12. Known (yada) Gates (sha’ar) Sits (yashab)

13. “A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.” Prov. 12:4

14. Crown (atar) Ashamed (buwsh) Rottenness (raqab)

15. Wives have the power to bring life or death to our husbands.

16. If the life seems to be drained from our husband, we need to examine ourselves to see what kind of wife we are.

17. “Where there is no (prophetic) vision/revelation, the people perish/cast off restraint, but those who keep the law are happy.” Prov. 29:18

18. God’s design is for there to be vision (chazown)

19. There can be no allowance for division

20. “The Lord gives the command; The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host: ‘Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home (family) will divide the spoil!’ ” Psalms 68:11-12