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Proverbs 9:5
5“Come, eat my food And drink the wine I have mixed [and accept my gifts].
Proverbs 9:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
- New International Version (NIV)“Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Come, eat of my bread And drink of the wine I have mixed.
Context of Proverbs 9:5
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, “Come, eat my food And drink the wine I have mixed [and accept my gifts]. 6Leave [behind] your foolishness [and the foolish] and live, And walk in the way of insight and understanding.” 7He who corrects and instructs a scoffer gets dishonor for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man gets insults for himself.
Read all of Proverbs 9Proverbs 9:5 word by word
לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 9:5
- Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table.
- Psalms 22:26The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord. May your hearts live forever!
- Isaiah 55:1“Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].
- Jeremiah 31:12“They will come and sing aloud and shout for joy on the height of Zion, And will be radiant [with joy] over the goodness of the Lord— For the grain, for the new wine, for the oil, And for the young of the flock and the herd. And their life will be like a watered garden, And they shall never sorrow or languish again.
- Matthew 26:26Now as they were eating Jesus took bread, and after blessing it, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
- John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures [and leads] to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for God the Father has authorized Him and put His seal on Him.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 9:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Come, eat of my bread - Not only receive my instructions, but act according to my directions. Drink of the wine - I have mingled - Enter into my counsels; be not contented with superficial knowledge on any subject, where any thing deeper may be attained. Go by the streams to the fountain head. Look into the principles on which they were formed; investigate their nature, examine their properties, acquaint thyself with their relations, connections…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5A parallel to the higher teaching of the Gospels (compare John 6:27; Matthew 26:26).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6In Proverbs 9:13–18, a competing invitation challenges this offer to join Wisdom for a lavish meal.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. (Compare Pr 1:4; 6:32). Wisdom not only supplies right but forbids wrong principles.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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