Focused Passage

Proverbs 9:1-6

Two Invitations: Wisdom's Feast, the Fear of the LORD, and Folly's House of Death

The chapter moves from Wisdom's feast, to the test of correction, to the theological center of the fear of the LORD, to Folly's counterfeit feast and hidden death.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.

2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.

4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.

6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Wisdom חָ֭כְמוֹת H2451 Noun - feminine plural has built בָּנְתָ֣ה H1129 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular her house בֵיתָ֑הּ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular she has carved out חָצְבָ֖ה H2672 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular her seven שִׁבְעָֽה׃ H7651 Number - masculine singular pillars עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ H5982 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew; LXX, Syriac, and Aramaic Targum has set up
Verse 2

Original words

She has prepared טָבְחָ֣ה H2873 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular her meat טִ֭בְחָהּ H2874 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular [and] mixed מָסְכָ֣ה H4537 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular her wine יֵינָ֑הּ H3196 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular she has also אַ֝֗ף H637 Conjunction set עָֽרְכָ֥ה H6186 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular her table שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ H7979 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

She has sent out שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה H7971 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular her maidservants נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ H5291 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular she calls out תִקְרָ֑א H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular from עַל־ H5921 Preposition vvv גַּ֝פֵּ֗י H1610 Noun - masculine plural construct the heights מְרֹ֣מֵי H4791 Noun - masculine plural construct of the city קָֽרֶת׃ H7176 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 4

Original words

Whoever מִי־ H4310 Interrogative [is] simple פֶ֭תִי H6612 Noun - masculine singular let him turn in יָסֻ֣ר H5493 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular here הֵ֑נָּה H2008 Adverb she says אָ֣מְרָה H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular to him לּֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular who lacks חֲסַר־ H2638 Adjective - masculine singular construct judgment לֵ֝֗ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Come לְ֭כוּ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural eat לַחֲמ֣וּ H3898 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural my bread בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י H3899 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and drink וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ H8354 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural the wine בְּיַ֣יִן H3196 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular I have mixed מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ H4537 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Verse 6

Original words

Leave your folly פְתָאיִ֣ם H6612 Noun - masculine plural behind עִזְב֣וּ H5800 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural and you will live וִֽחְי֑וּ H2421 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural walk וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ H833 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural in the way בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ H1870 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct of understanding בִּינָֽה׃ H998 Noun - feminine singular

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