箴言 31:23

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

她丈夫與本地的長老在城門口同坐，是眾人都認識的。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
他 丈 夫 在 城 门 口 与 本 地 的 长 老 同 坐 ， 为 众 人 所 认 识 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ It is hard to find a good wife, because she is worth more than rubies. ¹¹ Her husband trusts her completely. With her, he has everything he needs. ¹² She does him good and not harm for as long as she lives. ¹³ She looks for wool and flax and likes to work with her hands. ¹⁴ She is like a trader's ship, bringing food from far away. ¹⁵ She gets up while it is still dark and prepares food for her family and feeds her servant girls. ¹⁶ She inspects a field and buys it. With money she earned, she plants a vineyard. ¹⁷ She does her work with energy, and her arms are strong. ¹⁸ She knows that what she makes is good. Her lamp burns late into the night. ¹⁹ She makes thread with her hands and weaves her own cloth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

husband: Proverbs 12:4

in the: Proverbs 24:7, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 21:19, Ruth 4:1, Job 29:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 34:20 - the gate Joshua 20:4 - at the entering Ruth 4:2 - the elders

Cross-References

Genesis 13:8
Abram said to Lot, "There should be no arguing between you and me, or between your herdsmen and mine, because we are brothers.

Genesis 24:27
and said, "Blessed is the Lord , the God of my master Abraham. The Lord has been kind and truthful to him and has led me to my master's relatives."

Exodus 2:11
Moses grew and became a man. One day he visited his people and saw that they were forced to work very hard. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew man, one of Moses' own people.

Exodus 2:13
The next day Moses returned and saw two Hebrew men fighting each other. He said to the one that was in the wrong, "Why are you hitting one of your own people?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Her husband is known in the gates,.... Of the city, where courts of justice were kept, and causes heard and tried by the judges, the elders of the land, later mentioned; among whom the husband of the virtuous woman was, where he was known, taken notice of, and celebrated; not so much for the beautiful garments she made him, as Jarchi; but rather for his wisdom, as Gersom, and for being the husband of such a woman; who, taking such care of his domestic affairs, he was more at leisure to attend public business, and transact it with reputation. Christ is the husband of the church in general, and of particular churches, and of every private believer; he fell in love with them, asked them of his Father, and betrothed them to himself; and is a kind, tender, loving, and sympathizing husband to his church and people; that nourishes and cherishes them, and provides all things for them, and interests them in all he has: and he is "known" by them, in the dignity of his person, in the excellency of his offices, and the fulness of his grace; he is known by them in the relation of an husband; he is well known in the church of God, in the assembly of his saints, Psalms 76:1; he is known in the gates of Zion, in the public ministering of the word and ordinances; his name is celebrated, it becomes great and famous, wherever his Gospel is preached in the world; he is,

"known in the provinces,''

as the Targum; or,

"among the cities,''

as the Syriac version; among the nations of the world, in the cities of the Gentiles; as he will be, even from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, Malachi 1:11;

when he sitteth among the elders of the land; when he sits in his house, at his table, circled by his saints, his ancient ones; or as King, head, and husband of his people, on his throne in the church, encompassed with, the four and twenty elders, the representatives of Gospel churches, Revelation 4:2. And especially when he shall take to himself his great power, and reign gloriously before his ancients, the patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, and all his saints, which will come with him; whom he has loved with an everlasting love; who were chosen in him before the foundation of the world; and had grace given them, in him, before the world began, Isaiah 24:23; and when he shall come to judge the world, and will appear in great glory, and be seen and known of all; and shall sit on his throne of glory, and his elders also, sitting on twelve thrones, judging the tribes of Israel, Matthew 19:28; so Ambrose interprets it of the universal judgment.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The industry of the wife leaves the husband free to take his place among the elders that sit in councils.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 31:23. Her husband is known in the gates —

14. She is a loving wife, and feels for the respectability and honour of her husband. He is an elder among his people, and he sits as a magistrate in the gate. He is respected not only on account of the neatness and cleanliness of his person and dress, but because he is the husband of a woman who is justly held in universal esteem. And her complete management of household affairs gives him full leisure to devote himself to the civil interests of the community.