Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
In Context
22She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple is her covering.
24She made fine linen, and sold it, end delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:19They shall take him and bring him to the ancients of his city, and to the gate of judgment,
Ruth 4:11Then all the people that were in the gate, and the ancients answered: We are witnesses: The Lord make this woman who cometh into thy house, like Rachel, and Lia, who built up the house of Israel: that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and may have a famous name in Bethlehem:
Proverbs 12:4A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is a rottenness in 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 →