Proverbs 9:3-6 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-6

Wisdom's banquet; or, the call to salvation I. THE FIGURATIVE REPRESENTATION . Wisdom was termed, in Proverbs 8:30 , a "workmistress," in reference to the structure of the physical world. Here she whose delight is in men and human life is represented as the builder, i.e. the founder of moral and social order. The seven pillars denote grandeur, and, at the same time, sacredness. Her home is a temple. Religion is "the oldest and most sacred tradition of the race" (Herder); and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-6

The Divine invitation Wisdom invites the sons of men to a feast. Christ, "the Wisdom of God," is inviting us all to partake of eternal life. A feast may well be regarded as the picture and type of life at its fullest. It combines so many of the best features of human life—bounty generously offered and graciously accepted, nourishment, enjoyment, social intercourse, intellectual and spiritual as well as bodily gratification. In the gospel of Christ there is offered to us life at its very... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

15. Fifteenth admonitory discourse, containing in a parabolic form an invitation of Wisdom ( Proverbs 9:1-12 ), and that of her rival Folly ( Proverbs 9:13-18 ). The chapter sums up in brief the warnings of the preceding part. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:3

She hath sent forth her maidens, as in Matthew 22:3 , to call them that were bidden to the feast. The Septuagint has τοὺς ἑαυτῆς δούλους , "her servants," but the Authorized Version is correct, and feminine attendants are in strict harmony with the rest of the apologue. By them are represented the apostles and preachers and ministers, who go forth to win souls for Christ. St. Gregory sees in their being called "maidens" an intimation that they are in themselves weak and abject, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:4

Whose is simple, lot him turn in hither. This is a direct address to the imprudent and inexperienced (see on Proverbs 7:7 ), calling them to turn aside from the way on which they are going, and to come to her. Vulgate, si quis est parvulus veniat ad me, which reminds one of Christ's tender words, "It is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish" ( Matthew 18:14 ). As for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him what follows ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:4-12

Here follows the invitation of Wisdom, urging the attendance of guests at the sumptuous banquet which she has prepared (comp. Revelation 19:9 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:5

Come, eat ye of my bread. Wisdom now directly addresses the simple and the foolish (comp. Revelation 22:17 ). And drink of the wine which I have mingled (see on Proverbs 9:2 ). Bread and wine represent all needful nourishment, as flesh and wine in Proverbs 9:2 . So Christ says ( John 6:51 ), "I am the living Bread which came down from heaven … and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." Compare the invitation in Isaiah 55:1 , "He,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:6

Forsake the foolish, and live; Vulgate, relinquite infantiam ; Septuagint, ἀπολείπετε ἀφροσύνην , "leave folly." These versions take the plural פְתָאִים ( petaim ) as equivalent to an abstract noun, which gives a good sense; but the plural is not so used in our book, so we must admit the rendering of the Authorized Version, "Quit the class, give up being of the category of fools," or else we must take the word as vocative, "Leave off, ye simple ones" (Revised Version), ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 9:3

Proverbs 9:3. She hath sent forth her maidens Her servants, to invite the guests, namely, the ministers of the word of God, whom he calls maidens, for the decency of the parable; for Wisdom being compared to a great princess, it was fit she should be attended on by maidens. She crieth upon the highest places Upon the tops of the houses, (which were flat,) conformably to what our Lord says, Matthew 10:7, What ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. Or, from such high... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 9:4-6

Proverbs 9:4-6. Whoso is simple Ignorant, weak, and liable to be deceived, but willing to learn; let him turn in hither For there is no man so ignorant but he is welcome to come and receive instruction. By this manner of speaking, Wisdom shows that she rejects those scholars who are proud and self-conceited. As for him that wanteth understanding Hebrew, that wanteth a heart, which is put for understanding, Jeremiah 5:21; Hosea 7:11, and elsewhere. She saith to him, Come, eat of my... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:4-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 9:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 9:4-6

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