Proverbs 14:1
A wise woman builds up her household. But a foolish one will pull down with her own hands what has been built up.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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 4:11All the people who were at the gate, along with the eldest, answered, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who enters into your house, like Rachel, and Leah, who built up the house of Israel, so that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrathah, and so that her name may be honored in Bethlehem.
1 Kings 21:24If Ahab will have died in the city, the dogs will consume him. But if he will have died in the field, the birds of the air will consume him.’”
Proverbs 9:13A foolish and loud woman, who is full of enticements and who knows nothing at all,
Proverbs 21:9It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.
Proverbs 24:3By wisdom shall a house be built, and by prudence shall it be strengthened.
Proverbs 31:16She has considered a field and bought it. From the fruit of her own hands, she has planted a vineyard.