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 hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars: She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table: 3She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places of the city: 4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

Proverbs 9:2 word by word

טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• alsoאַף'aph · alsoH637
• tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979

Cross-references for Proverbs 9:2

• Isaiah 25:6And in this mountain will Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
• Matthew 22:3and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ:
• Genesis 43:16And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the house, and slay, and make ready; for the men shall dine with me at noon.
• Proverbs 9:5Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
• Proverbs 23:30They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.
• Luke 14:17and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

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