Proverbs 14:1

Every, wise woman, buildeth up her house, but, a foolish one, with her own hands, would break it down.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

In Context

2He that walketh in his uprightness, is one who revereth Yahweh, but, he that is crooked in his way, is one who despiseth him.

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Cross References

Ruth 4:11Then said all the people who were in the gate, and the elders—Witnesses!,—Yahweh grant the woman who is coming into thy house, to be as Rachel, and as Leah, which two of them did build the house of Israel. Do thou bravely, then, in Ephrathah, and proclaim thou a name in Bethlehem,

1 Kings 21:24Him that dieth, of Ahab, in the city, shall, the dogs, eat,—and, him that dieth in the field, shall, the birds of heaven, eat.

Proverbs 9:13The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;

Proverbs 21:9Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.

Proverbs 24:3In wisdom, is a house builded, and, in understanding, is it established;

Proverbs 31:16She considereth a field, and procureth it, Out of the fruit of her hands, she planteth a vineyard:

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