Proverbs 31:23

21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.

22 She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.

24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.

25 Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
KJV
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
WEB
Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
ASV
Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.
DARBY
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
BLB
Her husband is known in the gates, in his sitting with the elders of the land.
ÅB
Hennes mann er kjent i byens porter, der han sitter sammen med landets eldste.
OTB
Hennes mann er respektert ved byens porter, der han sitter blant landets eldste.
B1930
Hennes mann er kjent i byens porter, der han sitter sammen med landets eldste.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 12:4

    A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

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  • Ruth 4:1

    Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

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  • Deuteronomy 16:18

    You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

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  • Ruth 4:11

    “We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

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  • Job 29:7

    When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

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  • Deuteronomy 21:19

    his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,

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  • Proverbs 24:7

    Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

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