Proverbs 9:5 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לְ֭כוּ	Le.khu	come	H1980 →
לַחֲמ֣וּ	la.cha.Mu	eat	H3898 →
בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י	ve.la.cha.Mi	in food my	H3899 →
וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ	u.she.Tu	and drink	H8354 →
בְּיַ֣יִן	be.Ya.yin	in [the] wine	H3196 →
מָסָֽכְתִּי׃	ma.Sa.khe.ti	[which] I have mixed	H4537 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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…
leads to
- Colossians 3:2
  Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
- Isaiah 55:2
  Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the…
- John 6:54
  Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
- 2 Timothy 2:19
  Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- Matthew 6:19
  Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Through
Proverbs 9:17
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
leads to
- Proverbs 20:17
  Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
- Proverbs 23:31–32
  Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
Through
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.…
leads to
- Song of Solomon 6:2
  My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

John 6:27Do 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.”1 Corinthians 11:24and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”Song of Solomon 5:1I 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 31:12–14They 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.Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.Isaiah 55:1–3“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 26:26–28While 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.”Psalms 22:26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!Psalms 22:29All 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.John 6:49–58Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.2 Chronicles 9:4the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.Exodus 16:15When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

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