Proverbs 31:23

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Her husband is respected at the city gates, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

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  • Ruth 4:1 : 1 Boaz went up to the city gate and sat down there. Just then, the kinsman-redeemer he had spoken about came by. Boaz said, 'Come over here, my friend, and sit down.' So he went over and sat down.
  • Deut 16:18 : 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
  • Prov 24:7 : 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
  • Deut 21:19 : 19 his father and mother are to take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 All the people who were at the gate and the elders said, 'We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.'
  • Job 29:7 : 7 When I went out to the city gate, and took my seat in the public square,

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    24She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies sashes to the merchants.

    25She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs at the days to come.

    26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness is on her tongue.

    27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

    28Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also praises her.

    29Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.

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  • Prov 31:21-22
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    21She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

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  • Prov 31:10-19
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    12She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

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    14She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

    15She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls.

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    17She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.

    18She senses that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.

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  • Prov 9:14
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    14She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

  • Prov 30:23
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    23an unloved woman when she gets married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

  • Prov 12:4
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    4A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

  • Ps 128:3
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    3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.

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    6But if her father rules against her when he hears about it, none of her vows or pledges by which she has obligated herself will stand. The LORD will forgive her because her father has objected to it.

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    14Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

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    3Beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries out.

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    11If two men fight with each other, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the hand of the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs him by his private parts,

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    10then may my wife grind grain for another, and may others kneel over her.

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    16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor.

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  • Prov 18:22
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    22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

  • Deut 22:15
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    15then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the elders at the gate of the town.

  • Num 30:10-11
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    24Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a contentious wife.