Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
2 He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
3 The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- KJV
- Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
- WEB
- Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- ASV
- Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
- DARBY
- The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
- BLB
- The wisest of women builds her house, and a foolish woman with her own hands tears it down.
- ÅB
- Kvinners visdom bygger sitt hus, men dårskap river det ned med sine hender.
- OTB
- Den kloke kvinnen bygger sitt hus, men den dårlige river det ned med egne hender.
- B1930
- Kvinners visdom bygger sitt hus, men dårskap river det ned med sine hender.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 31:10–31
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Read in contextProverbs 24:3–4
By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
Read in contextProverbs 21:9
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Read in contextProverbs 21:19
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Read in contextRuth 4:11
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
Read in contextProverbs 9:13–15
The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
Read in contextProverbs 19:13
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Read in context1 Kings 16:31
And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
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