KJV King James Version
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
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Proverbs 9:2
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
WEB World English Bible
She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.
ASV American Standard Version
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; She hath also furnished her table:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4 Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled.
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Matthew 22:3-14And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.Isaiah 25:6And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.Luke 14:16-17Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:Proverbs 9:5Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled.Proverbs 23:30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.1 Corinthians 5:7-8Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:Genesis 43:16And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring [these] men home, and slay, and make ready; for [these] men shall dine with me at noon.Song of Solomon 8:2I would lead thee, [and] bring thee into my mother’s house, [who] would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
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