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Proverbs 9:2
2She has killed an animal for a big meal. She has mixed her wine. She has also prepared her table.
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
1The woman who is called ‘Wisdom’ has built her house with seven pillars to make it strong. She has killed an animal for a big meal. She has mixed her wine. She has also prepared her table. 3She has sent her servants to shout a message from the highest places in the town. 4She says to foolish people, ‘Come here to me.’ She says to people who do not understand what is right,
Read all of Proverbs 9Proverbs 9:2 word by word
טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 9:2
- Isaiah 25:6The Lord Almighty will prepare a feast on this mountain. It will be a feast for all the nations of the world. It will be a great feast, with plenty of meat and wine. The best meat and the best wine will be there.
- Matthew 22:3He asked many people to come. When the meal was ready, he sent his servants out to tell those people to come. But they refused to come.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7The yeast in the flour is like one person who does wrong things. You must remove this old yeast from among you. Then you will be like a new loaf of bread. You are really like a loaf which has no yeast in it. You are pure, because Christ died as a sacrifice on our behalf. He is like the lamb that the Israelites killed for their Passover meal.
- Genesis 43:16Joseph saw that Benjamin was with them. So he said to his servant who took care of his house, ‘Take these men to my house. Kill an animal and prepare it for a meal. These men will eat with me at noon.’
- Proverbs 9:5‘Come here and eat my food. Drink the wine that I have mixed.
- Luke 14:17When the meal was ready, he sent his servant out to tell those people, “Come now, the meal is ready for you.”
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
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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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