Proverbs 31:23
Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
In Context
22Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing.
24Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:19then laid hold on him have his father and his mother, and they have brought him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place,
Ruth 4:11And all the people who [are] in the gate say — also the elders — 'Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;
Proverbs 12:4A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.
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 →