Proverbs 9:5
What does Proverbs 9:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 9:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 6:27
Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
- Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, And breadeatenin secret is pleasant.
- Psalms 22:29
All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
- John 6:49
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
- Matthew 26:26
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
- Psalms 22:26
The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.
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