Aishet Chayil

Today's Through the Bible Reading: Proverbs 31; 1 Kings 10:14-29; 2 Chronicles 9:13-28

Abbreviated Reading: Proverbs 31

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

Every Friday evening, as the Jews enter Shabbat, their feast of rest, they sing a special song over their women. Husbands praise their wives, sons rejoice over their mothers, grandsons honor the matriarch, and brothers show respect to their sisters. It’s a beautiful scene. And it happens the world over – even still. The song they sing is titled Aishet Chayil, translated “a woman of valor”. The song is Proverbs 31.