Proverbs 14:1
Proverbs chapter 14 · verse 1 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 9:13
The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.
- Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
- 1 Kings 16:31
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, 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 arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
- Proverbs 24:3
Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established;
- Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.