Read in isolation, the Proverbs 31 woman is often depicted as the blueprint for a biblical wife. But read in the context of Proverbs, this woman turns out to be – not an ideal standard for all women to attain or a measuring stick for men to use – but rather she is another personification of Wisdom. This time set in a heroic poem that valorizes the qualities of a wise life – a life to which every Christian should aspire.