Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
In Context
2She hath killed her fatlings; She hath mingled her wine; Yea, she hath furnished her table.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom crieth out in the highway; In the market-place she uttereth her voice;
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching, And let thy heart observe my precepts!
Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters! Even ye that have 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-laborers; ye are God's field, ye are God's building.
Ephesians 2:20and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the 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 →