Proverbs 14:1

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

1 Kings 16:31

And it was not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. In addition, he took as a wife Jezebel, the daughter of Eth-baal, the king of the Sidonians. And he went astray, and he served Baal, and adored him.

2 Kings 11:1

Truly, Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, seeing that her son was dead, rose up and put to death all the royal offspring.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is the grief of his father. And an argumentative wife is like a roof that is continually leaking.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.

Ruth 4:11

All the people who were at the gate, along with the eldest, answered, "We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who enters into your house, like Rachel, and Leah, who built up the house of Israel, so that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrathah, and so that her name may be honored in Bethlehem.