--- title: "Proverbs 9 - Study King James Bible with treasury of scripture knowledge" description: "Read Proverbs 9 with treasury of scripture knowledge commentary. 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9" --- [ Read](/kjv/proverbs/9)[ Commentary](/study/proverbs/9)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/proverbs/9) Audio 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.* 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, 5 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. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give *instruction* to a wise *man*, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just *man*, and he will increase in learning. 10 The fear of the LORD *is* the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy *is* understanding. 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but *if* thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear *it*. 13 ΒΆ A foolish woman *is* clamorous: *she is* simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: 16 Whoso *is* simple, let him turn in hither: and *as for* him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread *eaten* in secret is pleasant.* 18 But he knoweth not that the dead *are* there; *and that* her guests *are* in the depths of hell. [Proverbs 8](/study/proverbs/8) [Proverbs 10](/study/proverbs/10) ## Commentary To verse 1 **Wisdom:** The infinite and eternal Wisdom of God, which has so framed the universe as to exhibit a scene of grandeur and stability, and made ample provision for the innumerable beings by which it is inhabited. **builded:** [Matthew 16:18](/kjv/matthew/16/18), [1 Corinthians 3:9-15](/kjv/1-corinthians/3/9-15), [Ephesians 2:20-22](/kjv/ephesians/2/20-22), [1 Timothy 3:15](/kjv/1-timothy/3/15), [Hebrews 3:3-6](/kjv/hebrews/3/3-6), [1 Peter 2:5](/kjv/1-peter/2/5), [1 Peter 2:6](/kjv/1-peter/2/6) **pillars:** [1 Kings 7:2](/kjv/1-kings/7/2), [1 Kings 7:3](/kjv/1-kings/7/3), [1 Kings 7:6](/kjv/1-kings/7/6), [1 Kings 7:21](/kjv/1-kings/7/21), [Galatians 2:9](/kjv/galatians/2/9), [Revelation 3:12](/kjv/revelation/3/12) **Reciprocal:** [Proverbs 8:1](/kjv/proverbs/8/1) - *General* [Proverbs 24:3](/kjv/proverbs/24/3) - wisdom [Isaiah 25:6](/kjv/isaiah/25/6) - make [Zephaniah 1:7](/kjv/zephaniah/1/7) - he hath [Matthew 22:3](/kjv/matthew/22/3) - sent [Matthew 22:4](/kjv/matthew/22/4) - Behold [Luke 11:49](/kjv/luke/11/49) - the wisdom [Luke 14:16](/kjv/luke/14/16) - A certain [Luke 14:17](/kjv/luke/14/17) - his [John 2:10](/kjv/john/2/10) - but ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9","name":"Proverbs 9 - Study King James Bible with treasury of scripture knowledge","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"Read Proverbs 9 with treasury of scripture knowledge commentary. 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","name":"Study Bible"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge","name":"treasury of scripture knowledge"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs","name":"Proverbs"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/proverbs/9","name":"9"}}]},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","width":512,"height":512},"logo":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo"},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/RBiblebeliever","https://www.facebook.com/RBibleBelievers"]}]} ```