Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom hath built her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
In Context
2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
Cross References
1 Kings 7:6And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and a threshold before them.
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:
Isaiah 55:1Ho, everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building.
Ephesians 2:20being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:1
Christ and sin are rivals for the soul of man, and here we are told how they both make their court to it, to have the innermost and uppermost place in it. The design of this representation is to set before us life and death, good and evil; and there needs no more than a fair stating of the case to determine us which of those to choose, and surrender our hearts to. They are both brought in making entertainment for the soul, and inviting it to accept of the entertainment; concerning both we are told what the issue… Read the whole commentary →