Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman has built her house, || And the foolish breaks it down with her hands.
Literal Standard 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 4:11And all the people who [are] in the gate say—also the elderly, “Witnesses! YHWH makes the woman who is coming to your house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and you do virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the name in Beth-Lehem;
1 Kings 21:24the dogs eat him who dies of Ahab in a city, and [the] bird of the heavens eats him who dies in a field;
Proverbs 9:13A foolish woman [is] noisy, || Simple, and has not known what.
Proverbs 21:9Better to sit on a corner of the roof, || Than [with] a woman of contentions and a house of company.
Proverbs 24:3A house is built by wisdom, || And it establishes itself by understanding.
Proverbs 31:16She has considered a field, and takes it, || She has planted a vineyard from the fruit of her hands.