Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
In Context
2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
Cross References
Ruth 4:11All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which both built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem.
1 Kings 21:24The dogs will eat whoever dies of Ahab in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat whoever dies in the field.”
Proverbs 9:13The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing.
Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 24:3Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
Proverbs 31:16She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.