Proverbs 14:1
Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
In Context
Cross References
Ruth 4:11And all the people who were in the public place, and the responsible men, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is about to come into your house, like Rachel and Leah, which two were the builders of the house of Israel: and may you have wealth in Ephrathah, and be great in Beth-lehem;
1 Kings 21:24Any man of the family of Ahab who comes to his death in the town will become food for the dogs; and he who comes to his death in the open country will be food for the birds of the air.
Proverbs 9:13The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.
Proverbs 21:9It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 24:3The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
Proverbs 31:16After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work.