Do you know what Proverbs 31:10?

Question

Who can find a virtuous woman?for her price is far above rubies .

Answer 1

yep

i'm trying to be one

women have always been likened to precious gems

we are precious, we should therefore be treasured :D

Answer 2

She is far more valuable and worth far more than rubies.  The Hebrew term for "rubies" may not refer to rubies, but may refer to pink pearls or red coral. There was a pink pearl which was found from a mollusk in the Red Sea which was considered of great value to the ancients.  It is difficult to know exactly which stone or pearl this Hebrew word referred to, but its usage in the OT tells us two things for sure:  1)  It was very valuable (see Proverbs 20:15 and Job 28:18);  2)  It was reddish in color (Lamentations 4:7--"ruddy").

Who can find a virtuous woman (a woman of strength)?  She is like a rare gem.  Precious stones are precious and costly because they are so rare. If you could go out along the roadside and collect hundreds of rubies anytime you wanted to, then they would not be worth much.  It is the rare, hard to find gems that are worth so much.  Also, for some reason God made most common stones unattractive but He made most rare stones very beautiful and brilliant and lustrous.  The virtuous woman is a beautiful woman, not necessarily outwardly, but certainly inwardly (see Prov. 31:30).  She is not only a rare gem but a beautiful gem.

I think that about sums it up.  Hope this helps.