Proverbs 9:1
חָכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
In Context
2טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָֽרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ ׃
Cross References
1 Kings 7:6וְאֵת אוּלָם הָֽעַמּוּדִים עָשָׂה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ וְאוּלָם עַל ־ פְּנֵיהֶם וְעַמֻּדִים וְעָב עַל ־ פְּנֵיהֶֽם ׃
Proverbs 1:20חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ ׃
Proverbs 3:1בְּנִי תּוֹרָתִי אַל ־ תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֺתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּֽךָ ׃
Isaiah 55:1הוֹי כָּל ־ צָמֵא לְכוּ לַמַּיִם וַאֲשֶׁר אֵֽין ־ לוֹ כָּסֶף לְכוּ שִׁבְרוּ וֶֽאֱכֹלוּ וּלְכוּ שִׁבְרוּ בְּלוֹא ־ כֶסֶף וּבְלוֹא מְחִיר יַיִן וְחָלָֽב ׃
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 →