Proverbs 9:2

Proverbs 9:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
• New International Version (NIV)She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
• English Standard Version (ESV)She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
• New King James Version (NKJV)She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished her table.

Context of Proverbs 9:2

1Wisdom has built her [spacious and sufficient] house; She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars. She 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: 4“Whoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!” As for him who lacks understanding, she says,

Proverbs 9:2 word by word

טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• She hath killedטָבַחţâbach · to slaughterH2873
• her beastsטֶ֫בַחţebach · slaughterH2874
• she hath mingledמָסַךְmâsak · to mixH4537
• her wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• she hath also furnishedעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• her tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979

Cross-references for Proverbs 9:2

• Isaiah 25:6On this mountain [Zion] the Lord of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples [to welcome His reign on earth], A banquet of aged wines—choice pieces [flavored] with marrow, Of refined, aged wines.
• Matthew 22:3And he sent his servants to call those who had [previously] been invited to the wedding feast, but they refused to come.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new batch, just as you are, still unleavened. For Christ our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed.
• Genesis 43:16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and kill an animal and make [a meal] ready; for the men will dine with me at noon.”
• Proverbs 9:5“Come, eat my food And drink the wine I have mixed [and accept my gifts].
• Proverbs 23:30Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
• Luke 14:17and at the dinner hour he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is ready now.’

Commentaries on Proverbs 9:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2She hath killed her beasts - God has made the most ample provision for the innumerable tribes of animal and intellectual beings, which people the whole vortex of created nature.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Mingled her wine - i. e., with myrrh and other spices, to give flavor and strength.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2In the ancient Near East, people held a great banquet for a marriage, a military victory, or a treaty. Wisdom's celebration marks the start of a committed relationship with the listener.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. mingled--to enhance the flavor (Pr 23:30; Is 5:22). furnished--literally, "set out," "arranged."Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 9:2

• Food
• Hospitality
• Salvation
• Wine
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Beast
• Blot
• Forsake
• Mouth
• Secret
• Stolen
• Tender
• Wise, wisdom
• Furnish
• Hezekiah (2)

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