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she has also set her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />She has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />She has slaughtered her cattle, she has mixed her wine; She has also prepared her table;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her food, she has mixed her wine; She has also set her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />She has prepared the meat and set out the wine. Her feast is ready. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has set her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />She has had an animal killed for a feast, mixed spices in the wine, and set the table. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />She has prepared her food, she has spiced her wine, and she also has set her dining table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her meat, she has mixed her wine; she also has arranged her table. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />She has slaughtered her slaughter, "" She has mingled her wine, "" Indeed, she has arranged her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />She slaughtered her slaughter; she mingled her wine; also she prepared her table.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />She hath slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />She has immolated her victims. She has mixed her wine and set forth her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />She has prepared her meat, mixed her wine, yes, she has spread her table. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mingled her wine; she has also prepared her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she has killed her sacrificial victim and she has mingled her wine and has prepared her table.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine in a bowl, and prepared her table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/9-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1543" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/9.htm">The Way of Wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2873.htm" title="2873: ṭā·ḇə·ḥāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To slaughter, butcher, slay. A primitive root; to slaughter.">She has prepared</a> <a href="/hebrew/2874.htm" title="2874: ṭiḇ·ḥāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Slaughtering, slaughter. From tabach; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast; abstr. Butchery.">her meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4537.htm" title="4537: mā·sə·ḵāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To mix, produce by mixing. A primitive root; to mix, especially wine.">and mixed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: yê·nāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">her wine;</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">she has also</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: ‘ā·rə·ḵāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">set</a> <a href="/hebrew/7979.htm" title="7979: šul·ḥā·nāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A table. From shalach; a table; by implication, a meal.">her table.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-2.htm">Matthew 22:2-4</a></span><br />“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. / Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16-17</a></span><br />But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. / When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-2</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-10</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-53.htm">John 6:53-56</a></span><br />So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you. / Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. / For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a></span><br />Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a></span><br />You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-1.htm">John 2:1-11</a></span><br />On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Luke 22:19-20</a></span><br />And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” / In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">1 Corinthians 10:16-17</a></span><br />Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? / Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">Matthew 26:26-28</a></span><br />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.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a></span><br />On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2-3</a></span><br />Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, / now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine; she has also furnished her table.</p><p class="hdg">killed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a></b></br> And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-3.htm">Matthew 22:3,4</a></b></br> And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7,8</a></b></br> Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: … </p><p class="hdg">beasts</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-16.htm">Genesis 43:16</a></b></br> And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring <i>these</i> men home, and slay, and make ready; for <i>these</i> men shall dine with me at noon.</p><p class="hdg">mingled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-5.htm">Proverbs 9:5</a></b></br> Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine <i>which</i> I have mingled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-30.htm">Proverbs 23:30</a></b></br> They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/14-17.htm">Luke 14:17</a></b></br> And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/132-17.htm">Arranged</a> <a href="/psalms/148-10.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">Furnished</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-8.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/psalms/106-35.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/psalms/106-35.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-3.htm">Table</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-17.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-9.htm">Arranged</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-30.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-2.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-5.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Furnished</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-13.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-3.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-5.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-5.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-29.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-4.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/songs/1-12.htm">Table</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-5.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/9-1.htm">The discipline</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/9-4.htm">and the doctrine of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">The custom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/9-16.htm">and error of folly</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>She has prepared her meat</b><br>In ancient Israel, preparing meat was a significant task, often reserved for special occasions or feasts. This phrase suggests a sense of readiness and abundance. The act of preparing meat indicates a deliberate and thoughtful process, symbolizing wisdom's careful planning and provision. In biblical times, meat was not a daily staple but a luxury, highlighting the value and richness of what wisdom offers. This preparation can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate provision for humanity, offering Himself as the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<p><b>and mixed her wine</b><br>Mixing wine in the ancient Near East often involved adding spices or water to enhance flavor and reduce potency. This practice reflects hospitality and generosity, as well as the careful crafting of something desirable and beneficial. Wine in Scripture is frequently associated with joy and celebration (<a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>). The mixing of wine here can be seen as a metaphor for the depth and richness of wisdom's teachings, offering a full and satisfying experience. It also points to the New Covenant in Christ's blood, symbolized by wine in the Lord's Supper (<a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a>).<p><b>she has also set her table</b><br>Setting a table is an act of preparation and invitation, indicating that everything is ready for guests to partake. In the cultural context, a set table signifies welcome, fellowship, and community. This imagery aligns with the biblical theme of God's invitation to His people to partake in His blessings and wisdom. The table set by wisdom can be compared to the banquet imagery found in <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a>, where the Lord prepares a feast for all peoples. It also foreshadows the marriage supper of the Lamb in <a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a>, where believers are invited to dine with Christ in eternal fellowship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom (Personified as a Woman)</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/proverbs/9.htm">Proverbs 9</a>, wisdom is personified as a woman who prepares a feast, inviting people to partake in her banquet. This personification is a literary device used throughout Proverbs to convey the value and accessibility of wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_banquet.htm">The Banquet (Event)</a></b><br>The banquet represents the rich and fulfilling life that wisdom offers. It is a metaphor for the spiritual nourishment and satisfaction that comes from living according to God's wisdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_table.htm">The Table (Place)</a></b><br>The table symbolizes a place of fellowship and communion. In the context of Proverbs, it represents the setting where wisdom is shared and experienced.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_abundance_of_wisdom.htm">The Abundance of Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom is not scarce; it is abundantly available to those who seek it. Just as a feast is prepared with care and abundance, so is the wisdom of God ready for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_intentionality.htm">Preparation and Intentionality</a></b><br>Just as the woman in <a href="/bsb/proverbs/9.htm">Proverbs 9</a> prepares her feast, we must be intentional in seeking and preparing our hearts to receive wisdom. This involves studying Scripture, prayer, and living in obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/invitation_to_fellowship.htm">Invitation to Fellowship</a></b><br>The setting of a table implies an invitation to fellowship. Wisdom invites us into a relationship with God and others, where we can grow and be nourished spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_wisdom.htm">The Cost of Wisdom</a></b><br>While the feast is prepared and offered freely, accepting the invitation requires a response. We must be willing to leave behind foolishness and embrace the path of wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_noah_get_drunk_post-flood.htm">Why did Noah become intoxicated after the flood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_givers_stay_poor.htm">Proverbs 3:9 commands honoring God with wealth--why do many faithful givers remain poor while the corrupt often thrive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_deadly_sins.htm">What are the seven deadly sins?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">She hath killed her beasts.--</span>Comp. <a href="/matthew/22-4.htm" title="Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatted calves are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.">Matthew 22:4</a>.<p><span class= "bld">She hath mingled her wine</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, probably, flavoured it with spices, to improve the flavour. (Comp. <a href="/proverbs/23-30.htm" title="They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.">Proverbs 23:30</a>.) But the wine used at the Passover (<a href="/matthew/26-29.htm" title="But I say to you, I will not drink from now on of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.">Matthew 26:29</a>, &c.) was mingled with water to decrease its strength.<p><span class= "bld">She hath also furnished her table.</span>--"Christ hath furnished His own Table, exhibiting His precious and spotless Body and Blood, which are daily celebrated at that mystic and divine board, being sacrificed in commemoration of that ever-to-be-remembered original table of that mystic and divine supper."--S. Hippolytus (ed. Lagarde, p. 199), quoted by Wordsworth.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">She hath killed her beasts.</span> So in the parable of the marriage of the king's son (<a href="/matthew/22.htm">Matthew 22</a>, 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 strengthening and refreshing of the soul. <span class="cmt_word">She hath mingled her wine;</span> Septuagint, "She hath mixed (<span class="greek">ἐκέρασεν</span>) her wine in a bowl." The wine which, untempered, was too luscious or too fiery to drink, was made palatable by a certain admixture of water, it was always so mixed at the Passover; and the ancient Christian Liturgies direct the mixture in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, doubtless from traditional use. Some, however, think that allusion is here made to the custom of adding drugs to wine in order to increase its potency. Among the Greeks, <span class="greek">ἄκρατος οϊνος</span> meant "wine without water," and in <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a> we have <span class="greek">ἄκρατον κεκερασμένον</span>, "undiluted wine mixed." And probably in the text the notion is that the fluid for the guests' delectation is properly prepared, that there may be no trouble when they arrive (see on Proverbs 23:30). <span class="cmt_word">She hath also furnished her table,</span> by arranging the dishes, etc., thereon (<a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a>, "Thou preparest a table before me," where the same verb, <span class="accented">arak</span>, is used; comp. <a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Isaiah 21:5</a>). Moralizing on this passage, St. Gregory says, "The Lord 'killed the sacrifices' by offering himself on our behalf. He 'mingled the wine,' blending together the cup of his precepts from the historical narration and the spiritual signification. And he 'set forth his table,' <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Holy Writ, which with the bread of the Word refreshes us when we are wearied and come to him away from the burdens of the world, and by its effect of refreshing strengthens us against our adversaries" ('Moral,' 17:43, Oxford transl.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/9-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">She has prepared</span><br /><span class="heb">טָבְחָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·ḇə·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2873.htm">Strong's 2873: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, butcher, slay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her meat;</span><br /><span class="heb">טִ֭בְחָהּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭiḇ·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2874.htm">Strong's 2874: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something slaughtered, a beast, butchery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she has mixed</span><br /><span class="heb">מָסְכָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mā·sə·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4537.htm">Strong's 4537: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mix, produce by mixing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her wine;</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵינָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she has also</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֝֗ף</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though</span><br /><br /><span class="word">set</span><br /><span class="heb">עָֽרְכָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rə·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in a, row, arrange, put in order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her table.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šul·ḥā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7979.htm">Strong's 7979: </a> </span><span class="str2">A table, a meal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/9-2.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 9:2 She has prepared her meat (Prov. 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