Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom, hath builded her house, hath hewn out her seven pillars;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
In Context
2hath slaughtered her beasts, hath mingled her wine, hath even set in order her table;
Cross References
1 Kings 7:6And, a porch of pillars, made he, fifty cubits, in length, and, thirty cubits, in breadth,—and, a porch, was on the one front of them, and pillars and threshold, were on the other front of them.
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice;
Proverbs 3:1My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
Isaiah 55:1Ho! every one that thirsteth! Come ye to the waters, Yea he that hath no money,—Come ye—buy corn, and eat, Yea come—buy corn without money, And without price, wine and milk,
1 Corinthians 3:9For we are, God’s, fellow-workmen: ye are, God’s, farm, God’s building.
Ephesians 2:20Having been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, there being, for chief corner stone, Jesus Christ himself,—
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 →