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Proverbs 9:1
1Wisdom has built her [spacious and sufficient] house; She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars.
Proverbs 9:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
- New International Version (NIV)Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars;
Context of Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has built her [spacious and sufficient] house; She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars. 2She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table. 3She has sent out her maidens, she calls From the highest places of the city:
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חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 9:1
- Matthew 16:18And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ].
- 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers [His servants working together]; you are God’s cultivated field [His garden, His vineyard], God’s building.
- Ephesians 2:20having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the [chief] Cornerstone,
- 1 Timothy 3:15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
- Hebrews 3:3Yet Jesus has been considered worthy of much greater glory and honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house.
- 1 Peter 2:5You [believers], like living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
- 1 Kings 7:2He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits (150 ft.), its width fifty cubits (75 ft.), and its height thirty cubits (45 ft.), upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
- Galatians 2:9And recognizing the grace [that God had] bestowed on me, James and Cephas (Peter) and John, who were reputed to be pillars [of the Jerusalem church], gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we could go to the Gentiles [with their blessing] and they to the circumcised (Jews).
- Revelation 3:12He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God; he will most certainly never be put out of it, and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which descends out of heaven from My God, and My [own] new name.
Commentaries on Proverbs 9:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Wisdom hath builded her house - The eternal counsel of God has framed the universe. She hath hewn out her seven pillars - Every thing has been so constructed as to exhibit a scene of grandeur, stability, and durableness.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A parable full of beauty, and interesting in its parallelism to the parables of our Lord Matthew 22:3-4; Luke 14:16. Seven pillars - The number is chosen as indicating completeness and perfection. God revealing Himself in nature, resting in His work, entering into covenant with human beings - these were the ideas conveyed by it.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The invitations of Wisdom. (1-12) The invitations of folly. (13-18) Verses 1-12 Christ has prepared ordinances to which his people are admitted, and by which nourishment is given here to those that believe in him, as well as mansions in heaven hereafter. The ministers of the gospel go forth to invite the guests. The call is general, and shuts out none that do not shut out themselves. Our Saviour came, not to call the righteous, but sinners; not the wise…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The number seven symbolizes greatness or completeness. Thus, the seven columns represent the greatness of Wisdom's house, where it resides.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181. house--(compare Pr 8:34). her--or, "its" (the house). seven pillars--the number seven for many, or a sufficiency (Pr 6:31).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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