Proverbs Chapter 14 verse 1 Holy Bible
Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
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Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
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The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
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Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
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Every wise woman builds her house, But the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
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Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
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Proverbs 14 : 1 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - Every wise woman buildeth her house. Wise women order well their household matters and their families; they have an important influence, and exercise it beneficially. Γυναικὸς ἐσθλῆς ἐστὶ σώζειν οἰκίαν. "A good wife is the saving of a house." The versions render as above. A different pointing of the word translated "wise" (chakhmoth) will give "wisdom" (chokhmoth), which it seems best to read here, as the parallel to the abstract term "folly" in the second member. So we have, "Wisdom hath builded her house" (Proverbs 9:1; comp. Proverbs 1:20). Thus: "The wisdom of women buildeth their house" (Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 24:3). But the foolish plucketh it down with her hands; "but Folly plucketh it down with her own hands;" of course, the folly of women is intended. Γυνὴ γὰρ οἴκῳ πῆμα καὶ σωτηρία . . .
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersXIV(1) Every wise woman buildeth her house.--This should be rendered, "The wisdom (literally, wisdoms; see above on Proverbs 1:20; chokhmoth should probably be read here, as there, not chokhmoth) of women buildeth (for each) her house, but (their) folly plucketh it down," &c.Buildeth her house.--Each person and each good work throughout the household grows, as it were, under her fostering hand. (Comp. Ephesians 2:21.)
