Proverbs 14:1 “Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down wit…”

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

World English Bible

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

American Standard Version

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

Geneva Bible 1599

A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.

Darby Translation

The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.

Young's Literal Translation

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

Bible in Basic English

Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

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Cross references

“wise”

Proverbs 31:10–31 Ruth 4:11 Proverbs 24:3 Proverbs 24:4

Proverbs 31:10–31 · BSB

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Ruth 4:11 · BSB

“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and…

Proverbs 24:3 · BSB

By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;

Proverbs 24:4 · BSB

through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.

“the foolish”

Proverbs 21:9 Proverbs 21:19 Proverbs 9:13–15 Proverbs 19:13 1 Kings 16:31 2 Kings 11:1

Proverbs 21:9 · BSB

Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 21:19 · BSB

Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

Proverbs 9:13–15 · BSB

The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.

Proverbs 19:13 · BSB

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

1 Kings 16:31 · BSB

And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

2 Kings 11:1 · BSB

When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

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