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Proverbs 9:5
5“Come, eat my food, 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 her servants to invite everyone to come. She calls out from the heights overlooking the city. 4“Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says, “Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed. 6Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.” 7Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. Anyone who corrects the wicked will get 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 a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table.
- Psalms 22:26The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
- Isaiah 55:1“Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free!
- Jeremiah 31:12They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem. They will be radiant because of the Lord’s good gifts— the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the healthy flocks and herds. Their life will be like a watered garden, and all their sorrows will be gone.
- Matthew 26:26As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat it, for this is my body.”
- John 6:27But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”
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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