Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

Husband

General references

Bible References

Husband

Proverbs 12:4
A capable wife is her husband’s crown,
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.

In the

Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool;
he does not open his mouth at the gate.
Deuteronomy 16:18
“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
Deuteronomy 21:19
his father and mother must take hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown.
Ruth 4:1
Boaz went to the gate of the town and sat down there. Soon the family redeemer Boaz had spoken about came by. Boaz called him by name and said, “Come over here and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
Job 29:7
When I went out to the city gate
and took my seat in the town square,

General references

Exodus 35:25
Every skilled woman spun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

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