Proverbs 14:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ Every wise woman has built her house, But the foolish breaks it down with her hands.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Every wise woman buildeth her house: But the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ EVERY WISE woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

Common English Bible

¹ A wise woman builds her house, while a foolish woman tears hers down with her own hands.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ A wise woman builds up her household. But a foolish one will pull down with her own hands what has been built up.

Proverbs 14:1 Cross References

1 Kings 16:31

And it came to be, as though it had been a light matter for him to walk in the sins of Yaroḇ

2 Kings 11:1

And Athalyah was the mother of Aḥ

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and vexed woman.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to dwell in a corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Ruth 4:11

And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “Witnesses! יהוה  make the woman who is coming to your house as Raḥ