Proverbs 31:23
And her husband becomes a distinguished person in the gates, when he sits in council with the old inhabitants of the land.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:19then shall his father and his mother take hold of him, and bring him forth to the elders of his city, and to the gate of the place:
Ruth 4:11And all the people who were in the gate said, We are witnesses: and the elders said, The Lord make thy wife who goes into thy house, as Rachel and as Lia, who both together built the house of Israel, and wrought mightily in Ephratha, and there shall be a name to thee in Bethleem.
Proverbs 12:4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband.
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 →