God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 9:5
5“Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed.
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 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, “Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed. 6Stop being gullible and live. Start traveling the road to understanding.” 7Whoever corrects a mocker receives abuse. Whoever warns a wicked person gets hurt.
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 meat. She has mixed her wine. She has set her table.
- Psalms 22:26Oppressed people will eat until they are full. Those who look to the Lord will praise him. May you live forever.
- Isaiah 55:1“Listen! Whoever is thirsty, come to the water! Whoever has no money can come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk. You don’t have to pay; it’s free!
- Jeremiah 31:12They will come and shout for joy on top of Mount Zion. They will stream to it to enjoy the Lord’s blessings: fresh grain, new wine, and olive oil, lambs and calves. Their lives will be like well-watered gardens, and they will never suffer again.
- Matthew 26:26While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take this, and eat it. This is my body.”
- John 6:27Don’t work for food that spoils. Instead, work for the food that lasts into eternal life. This is the food the Son of Man will give you. After all, the Father has placed his seal of approval 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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