Proverbs 31:23

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²³Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders^(A) of the land.

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Proverbs 12:4

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⁴A wife of noble character^(A) is her husband’s crown,
but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.^(B)

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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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Footnotes

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.

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Deuteronomy 16:18

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Judges

¹⁸Appoint 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)

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Proverbs 24:7

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Saying 23

⁷Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

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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,

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Ruth 4:11

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¹¹Then the elders and all the people at the gate^(A) said, “We are witnesses.^(B) May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah,^(C) who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah^(D) and be famous in Bethlehem.^(E)