Proverbs 9:1 KJV,NLT

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

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

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

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 9:1

Proverbs 9:1. Wisdom, &c. Wisdom here, under a most splendid allegory, is represented “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. Various have been the endeavours of commentators to apply every circumstance in this description; but it has been well observed, that whoever would do so, will find themselves in a great error, and quite... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

Invitations from ‘Wisdom’ and ‘Folly’ (9:1-18)Wisdom is again personified in a gracious lady. This time she invites the silly and the ignorant to a great feast that she has prepared in her magnificent house. She wants them to come and enjoy the life-giving gifts of wisdom and discernment that she freely offers (9:1-6).Whether people desire wisdom depends largely upon the character they have developed in themselves over the years. When people grow conceited in their opinions and blind to their... read more

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 9:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

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