Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has built her house, || She has hewn out her pillars—seven.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 7:6And he has made the porch of the pillars; its length fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits, and the porch [is] before them, and pillars and a thick place [are] before them.
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom cries aloud in an out-place, || She gives forth her voice in broad places,
Proverbs 3:1My son! Do not forget my law, || And let your heart keep my commands,
Isaiah 55:1“Behold, every thirsty one, || Come to the waters, || And he who has no money, || Come, buy and eat, || Indeed, come, buy wine and milk || Without money and without price.
1 Corinthians 3:9for we are fellow-workmen of God; you are God’s tillage, God’s building.
Ephesians 2:20being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being chief corner-[stone],
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 →