Proverbs 9:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.”
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BSBPD
““Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 9:5 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 22:26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
- 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.
- Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
- Proverbs 9:17“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
- Song of Solomon 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.
- Isaiah 55:1“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!
- Jeremiah 31:12They 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 garden, and never again will they languish.
- Matthew 26:26While 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.”
- 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.”
- John 6:49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
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