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 food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table; 3She has sent out her attendants, she calls out From the tops of the heights of the city: 4“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks understanding she says,

Proverbs 9:2 word by word

טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• preparedטָבַחţâbach · to slaughterH2873
• her foodטֶ֫בַחţebach · 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 25:6Now the Lord of armies will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow, And refined, aged wine.
• Matthew 22:3And he sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.
• Genesis 43:16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his house steward, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make preparations; for the men are to dine with me at noon.”
• Proverbs 9:5“Come, eat of my food And drink of the wine I have mixed.
• Proverbs 23:30Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
• Luke 14:17and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because 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

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