Proverbs 31 is famous among Christian circles as being a guide for women in how to live their lives.  The Proverbs 31 Woman. 

Proverbs 31:10-11:

An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.

I'm not going to dispute that Proverbs 31 is a good guideline for women but I think it's an incredibly good chapter for men to read.  Women talk all the time about looking for the perfect husband and all the things that she wants to have in that special man.  Men always talk about women but they never really sit down and discuss the things they REALLY need to look for in a wife.  They'll talk about how they look or perhaps they might think they would be a good mother.  A lot of guys look at a woman's apartment to see how clean she keeps it to see how well they can clean up after them.  (Sorry ladies...guys don't think that deep most times.) 

However...a man SHOULD be looking at Proverbs 31 and using that as a guide for a future bride.  Think about it...if you used Proverbs as your guide you would ask yourself about any future wife:

Does she help the needy or is she concerned with herself first?

Does she speak kindly about others or is she always cutting other people down?

Does she work or does she expect everyone else to provide for her?

Sorry guys...how cute she looks in a dress isn't a good basis for a mature, lifetime relationship.  You need to devour Proverbs 31 and take those things to heart.  When you find a woman that matches up with the things in those Scriptures...you find a rare, precious jewel.  And you'll need to treat her that way.