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The Way of Wisdom

Proverbs 9:5

In 11 translations

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.
LSV
“Come, eat of my bread, || And drink of the wine I have mingled.
YLT
'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
DBY
Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
DRC
Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.
GNV
Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
JPS
'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
LXXE
Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃
LXX-Br
ἔλθατε, φάγετε τῶν ἐμῶν ἄρτων, καὶ πίετε οἶνον ὃν ἐκέρασα ὑμῖν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • John 6:27Do 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.”
  • Song of Songs 5:1I 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.
  • Proverbs 9:17“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
  • Jeremiah 31:12–14They 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…
  • Matthew 26:26–28While 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…
  • Psalms 22:29All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
  • John 6:49–58Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of…
  • Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
  • Isaiah 55:1–3“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…
  • Psalms 22:26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

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