Proverbs 31:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 31:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 31:23 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 31:23 — KJV
“Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.”
— Proverbs 31:23 (KJV)
Proverbs 31:23 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 31:23
“If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:23: gates, among, land
“And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. young...: Heb. young women virgins”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:23: known, among, land
“But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:23: known, among, land
“And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:23: husband, land
“And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 31:23: among, land
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