A wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 31:16 - Tree of Life Version She considers a field and buys it. From the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition She considers a [new] field before she buys or accepts it [expanding prudently and not courting neglect of her present duties by assuming other duties]; with her savings [of time and strength] she plants fruitful vines in her vineyard. [S. of Sol. 8:12.] American Standard Version (1901) She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. Common English Bible She surveys a field and acquires it; from her own resources, she plants a vineyard. Catholic Public Domain Version She has considered a field and bought it. From the fruit of her own hands, she has planted a vineyard. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. |
A wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and portions for her servant girls.
My very own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, and two hundred for those who tend the fruit.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. And because of his joy, he goes out and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Now it came about when she came to him, that she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her: “What do you need?”