Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars — seven.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
In Context
2She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
Cross References
1 Kings 7:6And the porch of the pillars he hath made; fifty cubits its length, and thirty cubits its breadth, and the porch [is] before them, and pillars and a thick place [are] before them.
Proverbs 1:20Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,
Proverbs 3:1My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
Isaiah 55:1Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.
1 Corinthians 3:9for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.
Ephesians 2:20being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being 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 →