Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

Ryken, L. et al.

General Exegesis
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Citations

"It is part of the honor of the virtuous wife of Proverbs 31 that 'her husband is known in the city gates, taking his seat among the elders of the land' (Prov 31:23). To sit in the gate was to have a voice in setting policy."

Note

CS: Just as Proverbs 31:1 shows the king's mother has a prophetic gift, a burden, which she teaches to her son, so in verse 31 the city gate is also where a prophetic denunciation over dishonest people who 'hate the one who reproves in the gate and abhor the one who speaks the truth' Amos 5:10.

pp. 321-322 Proverbs 31:10-31