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

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

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

3She 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.

6Leave 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

Wisdomחָ֭כְמוֹתH2451Noun - feminine pluralhas builtבָּנְתָ֣הH1129Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularher houseבֵיתָ֑הּH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularshe has carved outחָצְבָ֖הH2672Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularher sevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃H7651Number - masculine singularpillarsעַמּוּדֶ֣יהָH5982Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

She has preparedטָבְחָ֣הH2873Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularher meatטִ֭בְחָהּH2874Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular[and] mixedמָסְכָ֣הH4537Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularher wineיֵינָ֑הּH3196Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularshe has alsoאַ֝֗ףH637Conjunctionsetעָֽרְכָ֥הH6186Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularher tableשֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃H7979Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

She has sent outשָֽׁלְחָ֣הH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularher maidservantsנַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָH5291Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularshe calls outתִקְרָ֑אH7121Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularfromעַל־H5921Prepositionvvvגַּ֝פֵּ֗יH1610Noun - masculine plural constructthe heightsמְרֹ֣מֵיH4791Noun - masculine plural constructof the cityקָֽרֶת׃H7176Noun - feminine singular
Verse 4

Original words

Whoeverמִי־H4310Interrogative[is] simpleפֶ֭תִיH6612Noun - masculine singularlet him turn inיָסֻ֣רH5493Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhereהֵ֑נָּהH2008Adverbshe saysאָ֣מְרָהH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularto himלּֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singularwho lacksחֲסַר־H2638Adjective - masculine singular constructjudgmentלֵ֝֗בH3820Noun - masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Comeלְ֭כוּH1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraleatלַחֲמ֣וּH3898Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralmy breadבְֽלַחֲמִ֑יH3899Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand drinkוּ֝שְׁת֗וּH8354Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthe wineבְּיַ֣יִןH3196Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularI have mixedמָסָֽכְתִּי׃H4537Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Verse 6

Original words

Leave your follyפְתָאיִ֣םH6612Noun - masculine pluralbehindעִזְב֣וּH5800Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraland you will liveוִֽחְי֑וּH2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralwalkוְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּH833Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralin the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְH1870Preposition-b | Noun - common singular constructof understandingבִּינָֽה׃H998Noun - feminine singular

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