Proverbs 14:1

In 11 translations

BSB

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

KJV

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

WEB

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

ASV

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

LSV

Every wise woman has built her house, || And the foolish breaks it down with her hands.

YLT

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

DBY

The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.

DRC

A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built.

GNV

A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.

JPS

Every wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

LXXE

Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs hers down with her hands.

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Original-language editions

WLC

חַכְמ֣וֹת נָ֭שִׁים בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃

LXX-Br

Σοφαὶ γυναῖκες ᾠκοδόμησαν οἴκους, ἡ δὲ ἄφρων κατέσκαψε ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 31:10–31A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. She…
• Proverbs 24:3–4By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
• Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
• Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
• Ruth 4:11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah…
• Proverbs 9:13–15The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
• Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
• 1 Kings 16:31And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
• 2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
• 1 Kings 21:24–25Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.” (Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the…

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