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The Woman of Strength and Worth
Proverbs closes with an alphabetic poem portraying a woman of strength whose wisdom touches household management, trade, agriculture, generosity, speech, family, and fear of the LORD. The poem gathers themes from the entire book: diligent hands, wise words, care for the poor, prudent provision, trustworthy character, and the theological center that true praise belongs to the woman who fears the LORD.
Boaz calls Ruth an eshet hayil—a woman of worth, strength, or excellence—the same Hebrew phrase used of the celebrated woman in Proverbs 31:10, creating a strong lexical and wisdom-theme correspondence.
Wise/foolish contrast belongs to Matthew's broader wisdom vocabulary; detailed one-to-one links should not be invented.
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