Proverbs 31:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.”
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“Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 31:23 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Deuteronomy 21:19his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,
- Ruth 4:1Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
- Ruth 4:11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
- Job 29:7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
- Proverbs 12:4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
- Proverbs 24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
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