Proverbs 31:23

New Century Version

Her husband is known at the city meetings, where he makes decisions as one of the leaders of the land.

Cross References

Job 29:7

I would go to the city gate and sit in the public square.

Proverbs 12:4

A good wife is like a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful wife is like a disease in his bones.

Proverbs 24:7

Foolish people cannot understand wisdom. They have nothing to say in a discussion.

Deuteronomy 16:18

Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you; they must judge the people fairly.

Deuteronomy 21:19

his parents must take him to the elders at the city gate.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the city gate and sat there until the close relative he had mentioned passed by. Boaz called to him, “Come here, friend, and sit down.” So the man came over and sat down.

Ruth 4:11

So all the people and elders who were at the city gate said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is coming into your home, like Rachel and Leah, who had many children and built up the people of Israel. May you become powerful in the district of Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

Ruth 4:2

Boaz gathered ten of the elders of the city and told them, “Sit down here!” So they sat down.