Proverbs 9:5
3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
- KJV
- Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
- WEB
- “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!
- ASV
- Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
- DARBY
- Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
- BLB
- “Come, feed on my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
- ÅB
- Kom, spis av mitt brød og drikk av den vin jeg har blandet!
- OTB
- "Kom, spis av min mat og drikk vinen jeg har blandet.
- B1930
- Kom, et av mitt brød og drikk av den vin jeg har blandet!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:1
I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
Read in contextProverbs 9:17
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
Read in contextJeremiah 31:12–14
They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD— the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.
Read in contextMatthew 26:26–28
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
Read in contextJohn 6:49–58
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
Read in contextPsalms 22:26
The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
Read in contextProverbs 9:2
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
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