Bible Strands
Proverbs 9:5
“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Wisdom addresses the simple and those lacking judgment immediately after calling them to her door. She speaks at the decisive moment between invitation and the subsequent command to abandon folly.
The words — The imperative לְ֭כוּ (Le.khu) literally means "come," framing the verse as a summons. The verb מָסָֽכְתִּי (ma.Sa.khe.ti) translates to "I have mixed," specifying the preparation of the wine.
The thread — The invitation to eat and drink appears in Song of Solomon 5:1 as a metaphor for shared fellowship. Jesus redirects this imagery in John 6:27 toward enduring spiritual sustenance rather than perishable food.
Why it lands — The text demands an immediate response to a direct offer of provision. It requires the reader to choose between accepting the invitation or persisting in the folly described in the surrounding verses.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Cross-references
- John 6:27 Do 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.”
- Song of Solomon 5:1 I 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.
- Proverbs 9:17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
- Jeremiah 31:12 They 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.
- Psalms 22:26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
- Psalms 22:29 All 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 9:2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
- 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!
- Matthew 26:26 While 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 6:49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.