A wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 31:27 - Tree of Life Version She watches over the affairs of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition She looks well to how things go in her household, and the bread of idleness (gossip, discontent, and self-pity) she will not eat. [I Tim. 5:14; Tit. 2:5.] American Standard Version (1901) She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. Common English Bible She is vigilant over the activities of her household; she doesn’t eat the food of laziness. Catholic Public Domain Version She has considered the paths of her household, and she has not eaten her bread in idleness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version She hath looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle. |
A wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
and aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, just as we directed you—
Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, to keep away from every brother who behaves irresponsibly and not according to the tradition they received from us.
well known for good deeds, if she raised children, if she showed hospitality, if she washed the feet of the kedoshim, if she helped those in trouble, and if she devoted herself to every good work.
so that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,