Bible Commentaries
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Proverbs 9
Her house - For the reception of her guests. Seven - Many pillars; whereby is intimated the beauty and stability of the church. Pillars - Prophets, and apostles, and ministers.
Killed - Made provision for the guests. Mingled - With water, as they used to do in those hot countries. Furnished - With all necessaries, and now waits for the guests.
Maidens - Her servants to invite the guests, ministers of the word whom he calls maidens for the decency of the parable; for wisdom being compared to a great princess, was fit to be attended upon by maidens. Highest places - From such high seats as those from which judges delivered their sentences, and officers made proclamations.
A former - He shews whom he meant by the foolish, Proverbs 9:6 , even scorners and wicked men, and presses his last advice of forsaking them because there was no good, but hurt to be got from them.
Sweet - From the difficulty of obtaining them; and because the very prohibition renders them more grateful to corrupt nature.
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