The Virtuous Wife (verse 23)

Proverbs 31:23 NKJV
Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
The gates were important places. 

• They were places of watching and being watched. 
• People would come and go through the gates of cities and towns constantly. 
• It was a place where the elders would gather.
• Transactions, oath taking and/or judging would often be done at the gates in front of the elders (as witnesses).   

Her husband is known to others when he goes and sits among the elders of the land. He is known in the community.