Proverbs 9:5
'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
In Context
6Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
Cross References
Psalms 22:29(22-30) All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
Proverbs 9:17'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye for water, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 9:2-13
The Invitation of Wisdom. 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that… Read the whole commentary →