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Her price is far above rubies.

Chapter 2

Her price is far above rubies.

She is worth far more than jewels.

Her price is greater than pearls.

In proverbs chapter 31:10, the writer compares the value of the virtuous woman with the price of rubies .  The ruby was one of the stones in the high priest’s breastplate of judgement (Ex. 28:17). The price of a virtuous woman is said  to be “far above rubies” (Prov. 31:10). The exact meaning of the ‘Hebrew word’ is uncertain. Some render it “red coral;”others,”pearl” or “mother-of-pearl and some translated as Jewels. Any way the price of the virtuous  woman is more than rubies or jewels.

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