Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has built her own house; 1 she has carved seven pillars out of rocks. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
In Context
2She has slaughtered her animals; she has mixed her wine; 1 and she has set her table. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 7:6There was a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front and pillars and a roof.
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom cries aloud in the street, 1 she raises her voice in the open places; 1
Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my commands 1 and keep my teachings in your heart, 1
Isaiah 55:1“Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water, 2 and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! 2 Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 1
1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's garden, God's building.
Ephesians 2:20You have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, and Christ Jesus himself was 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 →