Proverbs 14:1
A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 4:11Then all the people that were in the gate, and the ancients answered: We are witnesses: The Lord make this woman who cometh into thy house, like Rachel, and Lia, who built up the house of Israel: that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and may have a famous name in Bethlehem:
1 Kings 21:24If Achab die in the city, the dogs shall eat him: but if he die in the field, the birds of the air shall eat him.
Proverbs 9:13A foolish woman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and knowing nothing at all,
Proverbs 21:9It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house.
Proverbs 24:3By wisdom the house shall be built, and by prudence it shall be strengthened.
Proverbs 31:16She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.