Proverbs 14:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

A wise woman makes her home what it should be, but the home of a foolish woman is destroyed by her own actions.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a small corner on the roof than to share the house with a woman who is always arguing.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quick-tempered wife who loves to argue.

Ruth 4:11

So all the elders and the people who were near the city gates said, “We are witnesses to all of this. And may the Lord bless this woman who is coming into your home to be like Rachel and Leah. They are the ones who had many children to make the people of Israel strong. And may you become powerful in the tribe of Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem!

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son brings a flood of troubles to his father, and a complaining wife is like the constant dripping of water.

1 Kings 16:31

It was not enough for Ahab to commit the same sins that Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had done. Ahab also married Jezebel, daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve and worship Baal.

2 Kings 11:1

Athaliah was Ahaziah’s mother. She saw that her son was dead, so she got up and killed all the king’s family.