Proverbs 9:5
“Come, eat my bread
What it says
The invited are told to come, eat her bread, and drink the wine she has mixed.
What it is doing
This verse portrays wisdom as nourishing fellowship and provision.
In context
1Wisdom has built her house; 2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; 3She has sent out her maidservants; 4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” 5“Come, eat my bread 6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; 7He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; 8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; 9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, 11For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, 12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage;