Proverbs 9:1-3 ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-12

Wisdom is here introduced as a magnificent and munificent queen, very great and very generous; that Word of God is this Wisdom in which God makes known his goodwill towards men; God the Word is this Wisdom, to whom the Father has committed all judgment. He who, in the chapter before, showed his grandeur and glory as the Creator of the world, here shows his grace and goodness as the Redeemer of it. The word is plural, Wisdoms; for in Christ are hid treasures of wisdom, and in his undertaking... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:1

Wisdom hath builded her house ,.... Or "Wisdoms": of which see Proverbs 1:20 ; Christ, the Wisdom of God, is meant, in whom and from whom all wisdom is. Various are the opinions concerning this house built by him. Some take it to be the whole circle of sciences, and the seven pillars to be the seven liberal ones, as Aben Ezra; though rather, as others, it may design the schools of the prophets, in which young men were trained up in the knowledge of divine and spiritual things. Some would... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:2

She hath killed her beasts ,.... Or, "her sacrifice" F4 טבחה "victimam suam", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Baynus, Mercerus, so Ben Melech. : a crucified Christ, the principal of the provisions in Wisdom's house, or the church of Christ. The death of Christ was prefigured by the slaying of beasts for sacrifice under the old law; was foretold in prophecy, and is expressed by "killing" him in the New Testament; and which shows his death not to be natural, but violent. It is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:3

She hath sent forth her maidens ,.... Not moral virtues, or good works, which subserve the interest of Christ and religion, adorn the Gospel and its professors; nor the liberal arts and sciences, said to be handmaids to divinity; nor angels, ministering spirits to Christ; but the ministers of the Gospel, who being so called does not suppose or encourage women's preaching; but have the name to keep up the decency of the parable, and the propriety of the allegory: for since Wisdom is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:1

Wisdom hath builded her house - The eternal counsel of God has framed the universe. She hath hewn out her seven pillars - Every thing has been so constructed as to exhibit a scene of grandeur, stability, and durableness. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:2

She hath killed her beasts - God has made the most ample provision for the innumerable tribes of animal and intellectual beings, which people the whole vortex of created nature. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:3

She hath sent forth her maidens - The wisdom of God has made use of the most proper means to communicate Divine knowledge to the inhabitants of the earth; as a good and gracious Creator wills to teach them whence they came, how they are supported, whither they are going, and for what end they were formed. It is a custom to the present day, in Asiatic countries, to send their invitations to guests by a company of females, preceded by eunuchs: they go to the doors of the invited, and deliver... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1

Wisdom was represented as having a house at whose portals persons waited eagerly for admission ( Proverbs 8:34 ); the idea is further carried on. Wisdom hath builded her house. (For the plural form of khochmoth , "wisdom," a plural of excellency, see on Proverbs 1:20 .) As the "strange woman" in Proverbs 7:1-27 . possessed a house to which she seduced her victim, so Wisdom is represented as having a house which she has made and adorned, and to which she invites her pupils. Spiritual... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-5

The banquet of wisdom I. THE BANQUET HOUSE . 1 . It is substantial. A house, not a mere tent. The feast of wisdom is no brief repast, rarely enjoyed, It is a lasting delight, a frequent refreshment always ready. 2 . It is magnificent. Seven pillars are hewn out for the house. It is fitting that the house of God should be more beautiful than a man's dwelling. He who enters into the habitation of God's thoughts will find it beautiful and glorious. There is nothing mean... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-6

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