1Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.


In Context

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

2 Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.

3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

Proverbs 14:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:1The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:1A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:1Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:1The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:1Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:1Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.