Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
King James Version
In Context
2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Cross References
1 Kings 7:6And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
1 Corinthians 3:9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
Ephesians 2:20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ 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 →