Horav Shabsai Yudelewitz, Shlita, tells a story which serves as an analogy demonstrating the message of this pasuk. There was once a wealthy man whose daughter had reached marriageable age. Alas, all the father’s money could do very little to compensate for her physical appearance which was, at best, homely. The shadchanim had given up hope of finding a suitable husband for this hapless girl. Suddenly, an idea dawned upon the father. He would look for a talmid chacham, a yarei Shomayim, a G-d-fearing ben Torah, who was devoted to Torah study. This individual would see beyond the physical and…
