Proverbs 14:1
The wise among women buildeth her house; but the foolish pulleth it down with her own hands.
Leeser Tanakh
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 that were in the gate, and the elders, said, [We are] witnesses. The Lord grant that the woman that is coming into thy house be like Rachel and like Leah, who did both build up the house of Israel: and acquire thou wealth in Ephrathah, and let thy name become famous in Beth-lechem;
1 Kings 21:24Him that dieth of Achab in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the heavens eat.
Proverbs 9:13The woman of folly is noisy: she is simple, and knoweth not what [to do].
Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in a corner of a roof, than with a quarrelsome woman in a roomy house.
Proverbs 24:3Through wisdom is a house built; and through understanding is it firmly established;
Proverbs 31:16She thinketh of a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.