Proverbs 31 - wikipedia Proverbs 31 Depiction of Proverbs 31 : 20, `` She stretcheth out her hand to the poor... '' Chapter 31 of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible is presented as advice which Lemuel 's mother gave to him, about how a virtuous king should reign, and also detailing the attributes of a virtuous wife or ideal woman. The second section of text of this chapter directs women to be industrious and to fear the Lord. The 8th and 9th verses are an appeal against inequality and injustice : : 8 Speak up for those who can not speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly ; defend the rights of the poor and needy. The 10th to 31st verses of the chapter are called Eshet Ḥayil ( אשת חיל, woman of valor ). It is a praise of the good wife, a definition of a perfect wife or `` ideal woman '' in Judaism. This `` Woman of Valor '' has been described as the personification of wisdom, or in some sense as a description of a particular class of Women in Israel, Persia, or in Hellenistic society. It is one of the thirteen alphabetical acrostic poems in the Bible. Traditionally, the Eisheth Ḥayil was viewed as written by King Solomon and many prominent theologians continue to hold this belief. However there is a more recent branch of critical scholarship which suggests it was added to Proverbs later. This chapter is recited on Friday night before Shabbat dinner in some Jewish homes. Some see this as a praise directed from the husband to his wife. It has also been suggested that the son in Proverbs 31 is Solomon, receiving advice from Bathsheba, herself the wife of King David. The word חיל ( Ḥayil ) appears in verses 10 and 29 of the passage, thought as the summary of the good woman 's character. Traditionally it has been translated `` virtuous '' or `` noble ''. Some scholars have suggested that it rather means `` forceful '', `` mighty '', or `` valiant '', because this word is almost exclusively used in the Tanakh with reference to warfare. The chapter has been emphasised within the biblical womanhood movement, and a number of books have been published on the `` Proverbs 31 woman ''. This emphasis has been subject to criticism in Christian articles. References Jump up ^ Will Brinson ( September 26, 2017 ). `` Anthem singer Jordin Sparks has ' Proverbs 31 : 8 - 9 ' on hand for Cowboys vs. Cardinals ''. CBSSports.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017. Jump up ^ Sandoval, Timothy J. The Discourse of Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs, ISBN 90 - 04 - 14492 - 7, p. 201 Jump up ^ `` The Proverbs Principle '' by Shari Beck ; ISBN 978 - 0 - 595 - 47454 - 7 Jump up ^ God 's Word to Women Lesson 78 by Katherine Bushnell Jump up ^ Reid, E.R. ( 1993 ). The Proverbs 31 Woman. Destiny Image Publishers. Jump up ^ Kennedy, Nancy ( 1995 ). Help ! I 'm Being Intimidated by the Proverbs 31 Woman ! : My Battles with a Role Model Who 's Larger Than Life. Multnomah. Jump up ^ George, Elizabeth ( 2003 ). Discovering the Treasures of a Godly Woman : Proverbs 31. Harvest House. Jump up ^ Partow, Donna ( 2008 ). Becoming the Woman God Wants Me to Be : A 90 - Day Guide to Living the Proverbs 31 Life. Revell. Jump up ^ Horn, Sarah ( 2011 ). My So - Called Life as a Proverbs 31 Wife : A One - Year Experiment... and Its Surprising Results. Harvest House. Jump up ^ Lodge, Carey ( 3 January 2015 ). `` How misapplying Proverbs 31 gives us a skewed picture of biblical womanhood ''. Christian Today. Retrieved 27 July 2015. Jump up ^ Oquist, Lauren ( 28 August 2014 ). `` Stop Obsessing About the Proverbs 31 Woman ''. Relevant. Retrieved 27 July 2015. External links Text of Proverbs 31 Text of Eshet Hayil ( JPS 1917 - Public Domain ) ( 1 ) Book of Proverbs Bible Proverbs 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Places Massa People Agur ben Jakeh David Hezekiah Israel Lemuel Solomon Terms Eisheth Khayil Wisdom Sources Hebrew Bible Septuagint Latin Vulgate Wycliffe Version King James Version American Standard Version World English Version ← Book of Psalms ( Psalm 150 ) Book of Ecclesiastes ( chapter 1 ) → Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proverbs_31&oldid=829535800 '' Categories : Jewish prayer and ritual texts Proverbs Wisdom literature Book of Proverbs chapters Women in the Hebrew Bible Talk About Wikipedia Wikisource Cebuano Čeština Français Bahasa Indonesia עברית 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 March 2018, at 06 : 45. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the meaning of woman of valor
Answer: a praise of the good wife, a definition of a perfect wife or "ideal woman" in Judaism