Proverbs 9:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 9:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 9:5 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 9:5 — KJV
“Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.”
— Proverbs 9:5 (KJV)
Proverbs 9:5 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 9:5
“And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:5: eat, drink, wine
“And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:5: eat, drink, wine
“And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:5: eat, bread, drink
“Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:5: eat, bread, drink
“She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 9:5: come, eat, drink
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