Proverbs 31:23

Easy To Read Version

People respect her husband.\par He is one of the leaders of the land.\par

Cross References

Proverbs 12:4

A husband is happy and proud with a good wife. But if a woman makes her husband ashamed, then she is like a sickness in his body.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the place where people gather near the city gates. Boaz sat there until the close relative [24] Boaz had mentioned passed by. Boaz called to him, “Come here, friend! Sit here!”

Deuteronomy 16:18

“Choose men to be judges and officers in every town that the Lord your God gives you. Every family group must do this. And these men must be fair in judging the people.

Proverbs 24:7

Foolish people can’t understand wisdom. And when people are discussing important things, the foolish person can say nothing.

Job 29:7

“Those were the days\par when I went to the city gate\par and sat with the elders of the city\par in the public meeting place.\par

Ruth 4:11

So all the people and elders [32] that were near the city gates were witnesses. They said,

Deuteronomy 21:19

His father and mother must then take him to the leaders of the town at the town meeting place.

Ruth 4:2

{Then Boaz gathered some witnesses.} Boaz gathered ten of the elders [25] of the city. He told them, “Sit here!” So they sat down.