Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.
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… Her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them. She delivers sashes to the merchant. Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also, and he praises her. Many women have done excellently, but you surpassed them all. Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain. But a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her works praise her in the gates. Now, as soon as I read the end of this chapter, the first thing I need to do is pause and point out something really important. This is a picture of a perfect woman. …
… Her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates. When he sits among the elders of the land, She makes linen garments and sells them and supplies sashes for the merchants. Wow. Strength and honor are her clothing. She shall rejoice in the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom and on her tongue is the law of kindness. She watches over the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. So she's not a bum about it all. She's very industrious. She's not lazy. she's not watching daytime tv and all that garbage her children rise up and call her blessed her husband also calls her blessed and he praises her verse 29 my daughters have done well but you excel them all charm is deceitful and beauty is passing but a woman who fears the lord she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her own works praise her in the gates. …
… Verses 23-25. Her husband is known in the gates when he sitteth among the elders of the land. She maketh fine linen, and selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. Strength and honor are her clothing, and she shall rejoice in time to come. Now she is to her husband a help meet. She is a completer and enhancer to her husband. The Bible says that her husband is known in the gates. Now the gates were the place of commerce in this day. It's like her husband being known in City Hall or in the courthouse square. That's what he's talking about. Her husband is a well-known citizen. But because God here is extolling the wife and not the husband, the implication is very clear that he is what he is because she is what she is. And I can say that without equivocation, stutter or stammer. No, I'm standing in the pulpit and know that thousands of ears are listening and know that God above is listening. …