Proverbs 9:1-3 Wisdom in Life Choices

1 Invitations of Wisdom and of Folly
Wisdom has built her house;
she has hewn out its seven pillars.

2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.

3 She has sent out her maids, and she calls
from the highest point of the city.

Meaning of Proverbs 9:1-3

Proverbs 9:1 depicts wisdom as a master builder, skillfully constructing a house with seven pillars, symbolizing perfection and completeness. This verse calls us to dwell in a life grounded in divine wisdom, offering an invitation to seek understanding and flourish under God's perfect guidance.

Cross References for Proverbs 9:1-3

1 Timothy 3:15 - if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:15 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:15

Matthew 16:18 - And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Ha... Click to read the verse Matthew 16:18 Click to read the verse Matthew 16:18

Proverbs 24:3 - By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:3 Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:3

Galatians 2:9 - James, Peter and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fell... Click to read the verse Galatians 2:9 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:9

Ephesians 2:20-22 - built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief co... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:20-22 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:20-22

1 Kings 7:21 - He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin and... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:21 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:21

Hebrews 3:3-6 - Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has gre... Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:3-6 Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:3-6

Revelation 3:12 - Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I... Click to read the verse Revelation 3:12 Click to read the verse Revelation 3:12

1 Kings 7:6 - He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide. In front of it was a portico, and in fro... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:6 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:6

1 Corinthians 3:9-15 - For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:9-15 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:9-15

1 Kings 7:2-3 - He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high,... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:2-3 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 7:2-3

1 Peter 2:5-6 - you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, o... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:5-6 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:5-6