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 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)
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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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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Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the gate they do not open their mouths.(A)
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,
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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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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