잠언 9:1-18:24 KRV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 9:1

Wisdom. Plural as in Proverbs 1:20 ; Proverbs 9:1 , and Proverbs 14:1 . read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 9:1

This chapter concludes the first division of Proverbs. "It gives a brief summary of the warnings in the previous chapters."[1] Some scholars label it as "the fifteenth admonitory discourse,"[2] but we have paid little attention to these rather arbitrary divisions. This chapter could easily be divided into two separate discourses; and this is true of several of the others."The previous warnings are here summarized in the form of a picture of two women, Wisdom and Folly, each inviting men to a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 9:1

Proverbs 9:1. Wisdom hath builded her house— This is a most splendid allegory, says Schultens, in which Wisdom is conceived as a queen, sitting in her royal palace, and inviting mortals to a banquet, plentifully furnished with the richest dainties, that they may be fed with celestial delights for a blessed immortality. This parable gains great light from that of the nuptial feast, delivered by our Saviour, Matthew 22:0. Many of the ancient fathers applied this to the church, and to our... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 9:1

1. house—(compare :-). her—or, "its" (the house). seven pillars—the number seven for many, or a sufficiency ( :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 9:1-6

1. Wisdom’s feast 9:1-6The parallel between wisdom’s invitation and the one Jesus Christ extended to everyone to come to His feast illustrates the connection between wisdom and responding positively to God’s Word (Matthew 22:1-14; Luke 14:15-24). The "seven pillars" (Proverbs 9:1) may represent a typical banquet pavilion, or they may be an allusion to the cosmos (cf. Proverbs 8:22-31) that God made in seven days. Some of the ancients envisioned the world as resting on seven pillars. Possibly... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 9:1-18

C. Wisdom and folly contrasted ch. 9This chapter contrasts wisdom and folly in a very symmetrical structure. Proverbs 9:1-6 correspond to Proverbs 9:13-18 remarkably. This chiastic form of presentation sets off the central verses (Proverbs 9:7-12) as the most important in the chapter. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:1-18

The RivalsFolly and Wisdom invite guests to their respective houses. The consequences of accepting either of the two invitations are described. We are reminded of the Greek parable, ’The choice of Hercules,’ which related how the hero, at the beginning of his career, was accosted by two fair women, Virtue and Vice, who would have him tread, one the rough, the other the flowery way.1-6. Wisdom’s invitation.1. The word Wisdom is in the plural, to indicate her variety and perfection. She has a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 9:1

IX.(o). Fifteenth Discourse: the Invitations of Wisdom and Folly (Proverbs 9:0).(1) Wisdom hath builded her house—i.e., in preparation for the feast to which she is about to invite her guests. It is not an unusual custom in the Old Testament to describe intimate communion with God, and the refreshment which the soul of man thereby receives, under the figure of a festival. Thus in Exodus 24:11, when the elders of Israel were admitted to the vision of the Almighty, they “did eat and drink.” The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

CHAPTER 10TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITYProverbs 9:1-18, Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with Proverbs 4:1-27AFTER the lengthened contrast between the vicious woman and Wisdom in chapters 7 and 8, the introduction of the book closes with a little picture which is intended to repeat and sum up all that has gone before. It is a peroration, simple, graphic, and beautiful.There is a kind of competition between Wisdom and Folly, between Righteousness and Sin, between... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 9:1-18

CHAPTER 9 1. The invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1-12 ) 2. The contrast with Folly. (Proverbs 9:13-18 ) Proverbs 9:1-12 . The first section of Proverbs closeth with a contrast of Wisdom and Folly, both personified. The one, our Lord, the other under the symbol of a foolish woman. Wisdom sends forth her invitation after her house is built and the feast is spread. It reminds us of the parable of the great supper (Luke 14:1-35 ). Here too is the gracious invitation, “Come, eat of my bread... read more