God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 9:2
2She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has set 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
1Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars. She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has set her table. 3She has sent out her servant girls. She calls from the highest places in the city, 4“Whoever is gullible turn in here!” She says to a person without sense,
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 25:6On this mountain the Lord of Armies will prepare for all people a feast with the best foods, a banquet with aged wines, with the best foods and the finest wines.
- Matthew 22:3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7Remove the old yeast ⌞of sin⌟ so that you may be a new batch of dough, since you don’t actually have the yeast ⌞of sin⌟. Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
- Genesis 43:16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the man in charge of his house, “Take these men to my house. Butcher an animal, and prepare a meal, because they are going to eat with me at noon.”
- Proverbs 9:5“Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed.
- Proverbs 23:30Those who drink glass after glass of wine and mix it with everything.
- Luke 14:17When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, ‘Come! 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
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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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