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Prov. 9:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

Wisdom hath builded her housed, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

Eph. 2:20‑22• ²⁰being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner-stone,
²¹in whom all the building fitted together increaseth unto a holy temple in [the] Lord,
²²in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God in [the] Spirit. (Eph. 2:20‑22)

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Ministry on This Verse

1-3: The discipline,

4-12: and doctrine of wisdom.

13-15: The custom,

16-18: and error of folly.

Wisdom.The infinite and eternal Wisdom of God, which has so framed the universe as to exhibit a scene of grandeur and stability, and made ample provision for the innumerable beings by which it is inhabited.builded.

Matt. 16:18• ¹⁸{i}And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.{/i} (Matt. 16:18)

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1 Cor. 3:9‑15• ⁹For we are God's fellow-workmen; ye are God's tillage, God's building.
¹⁰According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise architect I laid the foundation and another buildeth on [it]. But let each see how he buildeth on [it].
¹¹For other foundation can none lay than what is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
¹²Now if anyone build on this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,
¹³the work of each shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare [it], because it is to be revealed in fire, and the fire itself shall try the work of each, of what sort it is.
¹⁴If the work of anyone shall abide which he built on [it], he shall receive reward:
¹⁵if the work of anyone shall be burnt up, he shall suffer loss, but himself shall be saved but so as through fire. (1 Cor. 3:9‑15)

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1 Tim. 3:15• ¹⁵but if I should tarry, that thou mayest know how one ought to behave in God's house, seeing it is a living God's assembly, pillar and groundwork of the truth. (1 Tim. 3:15)

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Heb. 3:3‑6• ³For he hath been accounted worthy of more glory than Moses by how much he that built it hath more honour than the house.
⁴For every house is builded by someone; but he that built all things [is] God.
⁵And Moses indeed [was] faithful in all his house as an attendant, for a testimony of the things to be spoken,
⁶but Christ as Son over his house, whose house are we if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of the hope firm unto the end. (Heb. 3:3‑6)

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1 Peter 2:5‑6• ⁵yourselves also as living stones are being builded up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
⁶Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a corner-stone, elect, precious; and he that believeth on him shall in no way be shamed. (1 Peter 2:5‑6)

pillars.

1 Kings 7:2‑3,6,21• ²He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; {i}its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar-pillars, with cedar-beams upon the pillars;{/i}
³{i}and it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, which were on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.{/i}
⁶{i}And he made the porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits; and there was a porch in front of them; and there were pillars, and steps in front of them.{/i}
²¹{i}And he set up the pillars for the porch of the temple; and he set up the right pillar, and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called its name Boaz.{/i} (1 Kings 7:2‑3,6,21)

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Gal. 2:9• ⁹and having known the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, that were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right-hands of fellowship, that we [should go] unto the nations, and they unto the circumcision, (Gal. 2:9)

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Rev. 3:12• ¹²He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall never go out more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that cometh down out of the heaven from my God, and my new name. (Rev. 3:12)

• {v.1-12} Wisdom is likened to a prudent woman inviting the wayfarer to enter her home, where true knowledge is imparted to all who seek it in sincerity. {v.13-18} Folly takes her stand in a similar way, urging all to turn in to her, offering “the pleasures of sin for a season” to those who yield to her entreaties. (“Proverbs Nine” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

Wisdomc hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

JND Translation Notes

See Note, ch. 1.20.

W. Kelly Translation

Wisdom hath built her house;{HR}She hath hewn out her seven pillars;