Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish woman plucks it down with her own hands.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
In Context
2He who walks in his uprightness fears LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
Cross References
Ruth 4:11And all the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. LORD make the woman that has come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel, and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, an
1 Kings 21:24He who dies of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat, and he who dies in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.
Proverbs 9:13The foolish woman is clamorous, simple, and knows nothing.
Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 24:3Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established,
Proverbs 31:16She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.