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Proverbs 31:23
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Proverbs 31:23
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23 Her husband is known in the city gates,
taking his seat among the elders of the land.(A)
Proverbs 31:23
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Proverbs 31:23
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23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders(A) of the land.
Proverbs 12:4
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Proverbs 12:4
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4 A good wife is the crown of her husband,
but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.(A)
Proverbs 12:4
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Proverbs 12:4
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Ruth 4:1
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Ruth 4:1
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The Marriage of Boaz and Ruth
4 No sooner had Boaz gone up to the gate and sat down there than the next-of-kin[a] of whom Boaz had spoken came passing by. So Boaz said, “Come over;[b] sit down here.” And he went over and sat down.(A)
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Ruth 4:1
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Ruth 4:1
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Boaz Marries Ruth
4 Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate(A) and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer[a](B) he had mentioned(C) came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
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- Ruth 4:1 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 3, 6, 8 and 14.
Deuteronomy 16:18
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Deuteronomy 16:18
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Municipal Judges and Officers
18 “You shall appoint judges and officials throughout your tribes, in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall render just decisions for the people.(A)
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Deuteronomy 16:18
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Deuteronomy 16:18
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Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B)
Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the gate they do not open their mouths.(A)
Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 24:7
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Saying 23
7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Job 29:7
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Job 29:7
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7 When I went out to the gate of the city,
when I took my seat in the square,
Job 29:7
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Job 29:7
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7 “When I went to the gate(A) of the city
and took my seat in the public square,
Ruth 4:11
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Ruth 4:11
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11 Then all the people who were at the gate, along with the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you produce children[a] in Ephrathah and bestow a name in Bethlehem;(A)
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- 4.11 Or wealth
Ruth 4:11
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Ruth 4:11
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Deuteronomy 21:19
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Deuteronomy 21:19
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19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his town at the gate of that place.
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Deuteronomy 21:19
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Deuteronomy 21:19
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19 his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town.
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