Proverbs 31:23

God's Word

“Her husband is known at the city gates when he sits with the leaders of the land.

Cross References

Job 29:7

When I went through the city gate and took my seat in the town square,

Proverbs 12:4

A wife with strength of character is the crown of her husband, but the wife who disgraces him is like bone cancer.

Proverbs 24:7

Matters of wisdom are beyond the grasp of a stubborn fool. At the city gate he does not open his mouth.

Deuteronomy 16:18

Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every city that the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people fairly.

Deuteronomy 21:19

His father and mother must take him to the leaders of the city at the city gate.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the city gate and sat there. Just then, the relative about whom he had spoken was passing by. Boaz said, “Please come over here and sit, my friend.” So the man came over and sat down.

Ruth 4:11

All the people who were at the gate, including the leaders, said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make this wife, who is coming into your home, like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built our family of Israel. So show your strength of character in Ephrathah and make a name for yourself in Bethlehem.

Ruth 4:2

Then Boaz chose ten men who were leaders of that city and said, “Sit here.” So they also sat down.