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 house; she has carved out her seven pillars. She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city. 4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

Proverbs 9:2 word by word

טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• She has preparedטָבַחţâbach · to slaughterH2873
• her meatטֶ֫בַחţebach · slaughterH2874
• mixedמָסַךְmâsak · to mixH4537
• her wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• she has alsoאַף'aph · alsoH637
• setעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• her tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979

Cross-references for Proverbs 9:2

• Isaiah 25:6On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
• Matthew 22:3He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
• Genesis 43:16When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”
• Proverbs 9:5“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
• Proverbs 23:30Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
• Luke 14:17When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is 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