On the other hand, sisters do be careful about getting into a serious relationship with a young man who tries to attract your attention and affection by bragging about how much he has. A Godly young man ought rather to seek to show you what he is. It's far more important to find out the depth of his spirituality than the size of his bank account or the value of his belongings.
Brothers you too need to be careful with a young woman who is attracted by and displays her affections based on how expensive the car you drive and the clothing you wear are, or based on how much you can afford to spend on her. Such a girl is not displaying the qualities which characterize that wonderful and godly woman we read about in Prov. 31—one God calls a virtuous woman.
To be overly attracted to and influenced by material possessions is like trying to place cattle into creation before there is even light or dry ground or grass to support them. While finances and possessions are some of the important considerations that are part of a normal courtship, they can never be allowed to became the sole basis for beginning one. Nor can they, by themselves, bring happiness or the emotional support necessary for a lifetime commitment to marriage.