Proverbs 14:1

Modern English Version

The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish woman pulls it down with her hands.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:31

The sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat were seen as minor for him to walk in, for he took Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, as his wife and went and served Baal and worshipped him.

2 Kings 11:1

Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose up and destroyed all the royal descendants.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is the ruin of his father, and the quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in the wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and angry wife.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

Ruth 4:11

Then all the people who were at the gate, along with the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you do well in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem!