Proverbs 9:1-10

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

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

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:2

She hath killed her beasts. So in the parable of the marriage of the king's son ( Matthew 22:1-46 ; which is parallel to the present), the king sends his servants to notify the guests that the oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Wisdom has stores of nourishment for understanding and affection; and Christ has offered himself as a Victim in our behalf, and now makes bounteous offers of grace, and especially has ordained the sacrament of the Lord's Supper for the... 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

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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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