Proverbs 31:23

American Standard Version (1901)

Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ruth 4:1 : 1 Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
  • Deut 16:18 : 18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
  • Prov 24:7 : 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
  • Deut 21:19 : 19 then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
  • Job 29:7 : 7 When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

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    24She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

    25Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

    26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

    27She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

    28Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband [also], and he praiseth her, [saying] :

    29Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all.

    30Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; [But] a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

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  • Prov 31:21-22
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    21She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

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  • Prov 31:10-19
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    10A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

    11The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

    12She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life.

    13She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

    14She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.

    15She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens.

    16She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

    17She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms.

    18She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night.

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    14And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,

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    23For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

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    4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

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    3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.

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    6And if she be [married] to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul,

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    11When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets;

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    10Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

  • Prov 3:16-17
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    16Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

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    22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

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    14But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day, then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he hath established them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.

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    32A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!

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    21She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

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    24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.