Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth among the Elders of the land.
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- Proverbs 12:4Rank 1 from verse 23
1THEN went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
1¶ Then went Boaz vp to the gate, and sate him downe there: and beholde, the kinseman of whome Boaz spake, came by, vnto whom he said, Ho, such a one: turne aside, sit downe here. And hee turned aside, and sate downe.
- Deuteronomy 16:18Rank 3 from verse 23
18¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
18¶ Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates which the LORD thy God giueth thee throughout thy tribes: and they shall iudge the people with iust iudgement.
- Deuteronomy 21:19Rank 4 from verse 23
- Proverbs 24:7Rank 6 from verse 23
11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
11And all the people that were in the gate, and the Elders said, Wee are witnesses: The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house, like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and ‖do thou worthily in Ephratah, and †bee famous in Bethlehem.
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Proverbs 31:23
Sense 1: A married man in relation to his wife. Sense 2: One who manages or cultivates carefully.
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Recognized, understood, perceived, acknowledged, or made evident.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Movable barriers and the entrances they close in walls, cities, courts, houses, or enclosed places; by extension, the city, jurisdiction, public place, or access represented by those entrances.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
23Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth among the Elders of the land.
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24She maketh fine linnen, and selleth it, and deliuereth girdles vnto the merchant.