Pentecost Season · Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B
Proverbs 9:1-6
Wisdom's Feast
August 15, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed." (Proverbs 9:5)
Personified Wisdom builds her house, prepares a banquet, and sends out her servants to invite the simple to leave their foolishness and walk in the way of insight.
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Commentary
Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis of Lady Wisdom's house and her invitation to the feast.
Proverbs 9: The Ways of Wisdom and Folly Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.
Proverbs 9:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on Wisdom's banquet in one place.
Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 9 StudyLight
Albert Barnes' notes on the whole chapter of Proverbs 9.
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B): Readings Agape Bible Study
A Catholic reading study that links Wisdom's bread and wine to the day's Eucharistic Gospel.
Background & Word Study
Proverbs 9 in Hebrew Sefaria
The Hebrew text with English alongside and classical Jewish commentaries.
Proverbs 9:1 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for Wisdom's banquet.
Enter the Bible: Proverbs Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on the book of Proverbs and its wisdom figures.
Book of Proverbs Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of Proverbs, including the personified figure of Wisdom.
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