Proverbs 31:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ruth 4:1 : 1 And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated.
  • Deut 16:18 : 18 You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.
  • Prov 24:7 : 7 Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.
  • Deut 21:19 : 19 Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 And all the people who were in the public place, and the responsible men, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is about to come into your house, like Rachel and Leah, which two were the builders of the house of Israel: and may you have wealth in Ephrathah, and be great in Beth-lehem;
  • Job 29:7 : 7 When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,

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    24She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.

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    27She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.

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    30Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

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  • Prov 31:21-22
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    21She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red.

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  • Prov 31:10-19
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    10Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.

    11The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.

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    13She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands.

    14She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away.

    15She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls.

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    17She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong.

    18She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night.

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  • Prov 9:14
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    14Seated at the door of her house, in the high places of the town,

  • Prov 30:23
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    23A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.

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    4A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

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    3Your wife will be like a fertile vine in the inmost parts of your house: your children will be like olive plants round your table.

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    10Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.

  • Prov 3:16-17
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    16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

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    22Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

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    2And when she has gone away from him, she may become another man's wife.

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    24It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.