Proverbs 9:5
3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
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
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:1
I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Read in contextProverbs 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:12–14
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Read in contextMatthew 26:26–28
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Read in contextJohn 6:49–58
Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
Read in contextPsalms 22:26
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
Read in contextProverbs 9:2
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
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