Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has built a house for herself, and set up seven pillars.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
In Context
2She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine in a bowl, and prepared her table.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my laws; but let your heart keep my words:
Isaiah 55:1You⌃ that thirst, go to the water, and all that have no money, go and buy; and eat and drink wine and fat without money or price.
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 →