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God is three Divine Persons. Yet God is one in Essence. What does that mean and how can there be three of God yet only One? In what way is God three yet One? Is God male or female, or neither? And how does this Triune God effect the image of man? The answers are found in Holy Scripture.
 
When God spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, God reveals to him His name.
    Exodus 3 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of yourfathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses,I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
 
The Hebrew name that God reveals to Moses spells out the Holy Trinity, with God as three Persons. "I am that I am" in Hebrew is "aeie ashr aeie" and is translated as "I shall become who I am becoming" ("Hebrew Interlinear Bible").
 
 The second "I am" is "I shall become" and this "I am" tells who Jesus is in God's Holy name.
    John 8 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
    Matthew 22 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Jesus is the "I am" of God.
 
 
In Deuteronomy, the Shema speaks of God's Divine Essence as One.
    Deuteronomy 6 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.
["one" from the Hebrewechad: more than one comprised as one" (Strong 259)]
 
 
So God is three Persons who are comprised as One Entity. But how is it that God is three in One?
 
 
 
God tells tells us that Adam and Eve were created as "male and female"... "in the image of God."
    Genesis 1 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
The man Adam was "formed...of the dust of the ground."
    Genesis 2 7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Eve was taken from Adam.
    Genesis 2 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
The two were "one" (echad) (Strong 259).
 
Eve gave birth to Seth.
    Genesis 4 25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
The three, Adam, Eve, and Seth, became one family (echad).
 
Since God created man as male and female in His image and likeness, this means the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are the likeness from which God created man "in our image." As there are three in the family of Adam (the father, a child, and a mother), there are three in the family of God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Echad.
[Because they are a family within the Trinity, where the One is, the other Two shall be. Also read Matthew 1:18-23.]
 
The apostle Paul makes reference to the Trinity where man is created in the image of God.
    Romans 1 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.
According to Paul, the "Godhead" can be better understood by the physical world which God created. The physical world was created after the spiritual world where God exists. So if in the physical world there is male and female and child, should that not also apply to God's spiritual world?
 
 
In the Trinity family, Jesus is the Son of God. As God's Son, He is the only begotten Son (John 3:16). Jesus was "begotten" and not created. Remembering that it only takes one to create, but it takes two to beget, the begetting happens in a family whereas a man begets (Matt. 1:1-16) and a woman conceives (Isa. 7:14).
 
Two as one beget a child (Matt. 1).
 
 
Jesus' having been begotten of the Father is shown in His conception.
    Luke 1 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
The "Highest" (v.35) is the Father. Notice there were two involved: the Holy Spirit rested upon Mary while the Highest overshadowed her. The Son was begotten of the Father through the Holy Spirit whereas they together brought forth Jesus into the physical realm via Mary.
 
Jesus born as a man became a man and because of it was called Son of Man. That the Son would come from the Father "formed...from the womb" was foretold in the Old Testament.
    Isaiah 49 1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. 5 And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. 6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 7 Thus saith the LORD, theRedeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
 
Although Jesus was born into physical existence via Mary (Matt. 18:11) (who became His physical mother), Jesus was already the only begotten Son of the Father. Jesus existed as God's Son, as shown in the Old Testament (Psalm 2:12), before He was born on earth.
 
 
As the Son was brought in to physical existence by the Father and Holy Spirit via Mary, so also the Son was brought into the world on the first day of creation (Gen. 1:3, John 1:1-5).
 
The son as the Light...

Genesis 1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

was brought in to the world through the Father and Spirit on the first day of creation to create everything in the world.

Revelation 3 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God.

The Father and Spirit created all through the Son (Job 38) as the spoken Word.

John 1 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

The spoken Word is the Light of the world who brought everything into existence.
John 8 12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Without the Light is darkness. And without the Light of salvation is the darkness of death and why salvation provided by God can only be found through His Light.
John 14 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
 
While brought into this world via Mary, the Son was called Son of Man... and when brought into this world on the first day of creation, the Son was called the Light. And while the Son was brought into this world to give mankind salvation and at the beginning to create the world, the Son of God existed before creation because before there was time, the Son already was as the "I am" of God.
 
 
The Son who has always had a Father has always had the Spirit of God. With the Son is God the Father and the Holy Spirit Mother. Together they are a Triune and Divine family.
    Isaiah 48 16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
The son is the One who is "sent." Notice that the Son is "sent" by both the Father and His Spirit.
 
The word "Spirit" comes from the Hebrew word "Ruwach" (Strong 7307). It means "breath" and "life" as in the "the One through whom comes breath of life." It is feminine in tense, meaning it is feminine in character, nature, and gender. It occurs 389 times in the Old Testament.
 
As the "Spirit" comes from the Father, through the Spirit the Father gives life as the Son of God.
 
[That the Holy Spirit is called Mother does not detract from the Lord's earthly mother. Rather it is exemplified. For it is the Holy Spirit who works through Mary as a mother, exemplifying a greater understanding of the physical world and the spiritual (Rom. 1:20)].
 
[In the Book of Genesis, the Spirit is also found as part of the Godhead involved in creation (Gen. 1:1-2) (further explained by King Solomon who called the Mother "Wisdom") (Prov. 8:1-9:5)].
 
 
 
The Father, Son, and Spirit are found in the New Testament as part of the Trinity.
1 John 5 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
    Matthew 28 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
"Holy Ghost" is translated from the Greek words "hagios pneuma" (Strong 40; 4151) meaning "Holy Spirit." The word is neutral in gender. It is translated from its female Hebrew counterpart as "Ruwach" (Strong 7307) and "Qodesh" ("Spirit") ("holy") (Strong 6944) as found in the book of Psalms.
Psalm 51 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
The term "Ruwach Qodesh" is found three times in Old Testament Scripture, once in the quoted Psalm 51:11 and twice in Isaiah 63:10-11.
 
It is the Holy Spirit of which Jesus speaks in the book of John.
    John 16 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
The word "he" is translated from the Greek word "ho" (Strong 3588) and is neutral in gender.
 
According to the Greek translation, the word "Spirit" can be masculine or feminine. This makes it even more important to reference back to Old Testament Scripture to better understand the gender of the Holy Spirit. As previously quoted, the word "Spirit" in Hebrew is feminine in gender. Remembering that the New Testament is the Old Testament "fulfilled" ( Matt. 5:17-19), if the word "spirit" is neutral in Greek and yet feminine in Hebrew, then it would only make sense that the given word is feminine. Thus the Holy Spirit is female in essence.
 
Jesus did not come to change or destroy original Scripture, but to fulfill it. Neither would the Holy Spirit change in essence from female to male. God is teaching us about God in Scripture. If the New Testament shows a change rather than fulfillment, then passages need examined to find out why, and a history of translation needs examined as well.
 
 
It is often believed that the teaching of the Holy Spirit as feminine is gnostic. Although there were those gnostic writings which did teach this in early Christianity, the teaching was also part of orthodox early Christianity. And there are churches which still teach the femininity of the Holy Spirit.
 
The eastern Rite places the Trinity in order of Father, Holy Spirit, and Son, with the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father only (and not the Son), though the Trinity is commonly spoken as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (based on ancient tradition).
 
The feminine Holy Spirit is mentioned in the lost book of Hebrews which was the original book of Matthew written in Hebrew before it was translated into Greek and titled the book of Matthew, according to St. Jerome. Saint Jerome (A.D. 347-420) was a Roman Catholic priest (given the title of saint and Doctor of the Church for his work). He is known for translating the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate), which is still considered important text in Catholicism and for translating the book of Matthew from its Hebrew original.
 
Saint Jerome quoted from the lost Gospel of the Hebrews.
    And if any accept the Gospel according to the Hebrews, where the Saviour himself saith, 'Even now did my mother the Holy Spirit take me by one of mine hairs, and carried me away unto the great mountain Thabor' (Kirby).
Notice how this gospel calls the Holy Spirit Mother according to the words of Jesus. The book of Hebrews, as quoted from those such as Jerome who had a version of the original manuscript, clearly states that the Holy Spirit is the Mother of the Lord Jesus and therefore feminine in essence.Further, in Saint Jerome's commentary on Micah 7:6, he admits that the Word (Jesus) proceeds or comes from the Holy Spirit.
 
So why was this section of Hebrews left out of its later Greek translation to Matthew?
 
There were other early church fathers who also quoted from the book of Hebrews, proving that it was considered legitimate text in early Christianity. Examples are those such as Origen (A.D.184-253) who spoke of the Holy Spirit as being female and Irenaeus (second century A.D. 202) who acknowledged that the book of Hebrews was used by the first century Ebonites (Jewish christians) originating from Palestine (KIrby), as it was written for the Hebrew speaking people.
 
 
 
In the New Testament, the Trinity is presented to mankind through Christ and the church. As Eve is the bride of Adam, the church is the bride of Christ.
Ephesians 5 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.
"Church" comes from the Greek word "Ekklesia" (Strong 1577) which simply means "a community of members in Christ" (Christians). The community exists through Christ and is united to Him as His body (1 Cor. 12: 27).
 
Eve (Gen. 2:21-24), the bride of Adam, was the completion of creation and the church (Acts 2), the bride of the Messiah (Rev. 21), is the completion of the unification of God and man.
 
The children of the Church are those born of the Spirit, because they are united to Father (Water) and Mother (Spirit) through the Son.
    John 31 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must beborn again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Compare with Genesis 1:2 and notice that as the Father (Water) and Spirit (Mother) brought the Son into this world on the first day of creation as the Light of the world, so also are the children of God (christians) born of the Father (water) and Mother (Spirit) (v.5) through being united to Christ as the bridegroom.
 
Note that as it is female which gives birth, so also are we "born of the Spirit." Verses 3 and 7, where it says "born again" is properly translated as "born from above." (See Young's Literal Translation: John 3:1-8.)
 
Note also that as the Holy Spirit is female, so also is the church. The word "church" is feminine in gender and connotation given by way of the Holy Spirit, the Mother of the church. From the Father and the Mother is Christ and from Christ is the church (as from Adam came Eve and from Adam and Eve came children.
 
The word "spirit" in itself is feminine in gender, including when it is used to describe the spirit of a man.
Job 32 8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
("spirit" from Hebrew ruwach: spirit) (Strong 7307). The Hebrew uses the same word as used to describe the Holy Spirit because the spirit in itself is feminine in connotation both in man and in the Godhead. Does this mean that man, both male and female, is feminine or actually female? In a spiritual sense, yes. In a physical sense, no.
 
Mankind is neither male or female in the eyes of God because God judges the heart or character of a person and not their outward appearances. But mankind as a whole is meant to exist as one feminine unity through the church, the bride of Christ.
 
Man is neither male nor female...
Galatians 3 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
God judges the inner person...

1 Samuel 16 7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

Mankind is one body in Christ...

1 Corinthians 12 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

Mankind is the feminine bride of Christ...
Ephesians 5 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.
 
As each member in a body is unified to the body, so are the members of Christ.

1 Corinthians 12 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 19 And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.

 
Mankind as one feminine unity in Christ is exemplified in science through the chromosomes. A man has XY chromosomes and a woman has XX chromosomes. The X is the feminine structure of mankind. The Y is the masculine. The second Y in a man and the second X in a woman show their physical nature as male and female. The first X in man and X in woman shows their spiritual nature. A man and a woman in their physical nature are male and female created in the image of God as XY. Both the man and the woman in their spiritual nature as one body are the feminine bride of Christ, XX.

And just as the human body has both male and female hormones, so also is the body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 12 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

Galatians 3 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Each person, though they be physically male and female, within the body of Christ are one unity and a part of the body of Christ.



 

As the members of the body are physically male and female, so also the body will retain its feminine or masculine form in the spirit as in the flesh.

 
Created in the image of the Trinity, man is three in one man: spirit, flesh, and soul.
 
An example of the soul..
Genesis 2 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
("soul" from Hebrew nepesh: soul) (Strong 5315) ("Soul")
(Hebrew nephesh: "soul" feminine gender) ("Nephesh")
 
An example of the spirit...
Job 7 11 herefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
("spirit" from Hebrew ruwach: spirit) (Strong 7307) ("Spirit")
(Hebrewruwach: "spirit" feminine gender) ("Ruwach")
 
And an example of flesh.
Genesis 2 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof.
 ("flesh" from Hebrew basar: flesh) (Strong 1320) ("Flesh")
(Hebrew basar: "flesh" masculine gender) ("Basar")
 
 
"Flesh" as masculine shows a man and a woman together make one man.
 
Therein is better understood this Scripture:

1 Corinthians 11 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Flesh is honored in the connection of man and woman as one man. Spirit is honored in the connection of man wherein is man and woman as one man in Christ. From God the Father emanates both marriages.

 
The Hebrew language speaks the relationship of woman to man and of man to God.
 
 
Mankind is united to Christ (for those willing to accept Him as Savior) when Christ removed sin at the cross. Sin needed to be removed to unify man to God because it was sin that separated man from God at its origination in the garden (1 John 3: 5). By removing sin, Christ has reconnected the tri-unity of man and God.

Ephesians 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.

 
The Triune God is the centerpiece of the Old and New Testament. God's Triune image is the story of mankind's creation and salvation. Through God's Triune image, He has created man and saved man.
 
 
But is God the Trinity truly Male and Female?God is neither, yet God is both. God is neither because God does not dwell in bodies of the flesh as does man, except the Son who later became Man that He would dwell with man whom He created. Yet God is both for we are created in the image of God.
 
 
In better understanding God, we can better understand ourselves. Because we are created in the image of God, the relationship of husband and wife, and the family, is sacred (Matt. 19:3-9). And because we are created in the image of God, life is sacred.
 
 
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Further Scripture study.
Romans 8 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
    Isaiah 9 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
    1 Corinthians 15 16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
    Job 26 13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
    Proverbs 8 1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
    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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