Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is noble at the gates, when he sits among the senators of the land.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
In Context
22She has made embroidered clothing for herself. Fine linen and purple is her garment.
24She has made finely woven cloth and sold it, and she has delivered a waistband to the Canaanite.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:19they shall take him and lead him to the elders of the city and to the gate of judgment.
Ruth 4:11All the people who were at the gate, along with the eldest, answered, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who enters into your house, like Rachel, and Leah, who built up the house of Israel, so that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrathah, and so that her name may be honored in Bethlehem.
Proverbs 12:4A diligent woman is a crown to her husband. And she who acts with confusion as to which things are worthy is decay to his bones.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 31:11-31
The Virtuous Woman. 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field,… Read the whole commentary →