Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has built her house; she has prepared its seven pillars.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
In Context
2She has slaughtered her animals for meat; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.
Cross References
1 Kings 7:6He also had the Hall of Columns made—forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. It had a porch in front, its canopy also supported by columns.
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom calls out in the streets; she shouts aloud in the squares.
Proverbs 3:1My son, don't forget my instructions. Always keep my commands in mind.
Isaiah 55:1Come, every one of you who's thirsty, come and drink the water! You who don't have money, come—you can buy and eat! Come and buy wine and milk—you don't need money; there's no cost!
1 Corinthians 3:9We are workers together with God—and you are God's field, his building.
Ephesians 2:20that's being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus as the 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 →