Proverbs 14:1 Parallel Translations
NASB: The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: The wisest of women builds up her home, but a stupid one tears it down with her own hands.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
ASV: Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
BBE: Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
DBY: The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
ERV: Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
JPS: Every wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
WBS: 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.
YLT: Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
Proverbs 14:1 Cross References
XREF:Ruth 4:11 All the people who were in the court, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and may you achieve wealth in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.

Proverbs 31:10 An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 14:1 Every wise woman {a} buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
(a) That is, takes pains to profit her family, and to do that which concerns her duty in her house.
WES: 14:1 Buildeth - Maintains and improves her family and estate. Her hands - By her idleness or sin.
MHC: 14:1 A woman who has no fear of God, who is wilful and wasteful, and indulges her ease, will as certainly ruin her family, as if she plucked her house down. 2. Here are grace and sin in their true colours. Those that despise God's precepts and promises, despise God and all his power and mercy. 3. Pride grows from that root of bitterness which is in the heart. The root must be plucked up, or we cannot conquer this branch. The prudent words of wise men get them out of difficulties. 4. There can be no advantage without something which, though of little moment, will affright the indolent. 5. A conscientious witness will not dare to represent anything otherwise than according to his knowledge. 6. A scorner treats Divine things with contempt. He that feels his ignorance and unworthiness will search the Scriptures in a humble spirit. 7. We discover a wicked man if there is no savour of piety in his discourse. 8. We are travellers, whose concern is, not to spy out wonders, but to get to their journey's end; to understand the rules we are to walk by, also the ends we are to walk toward. The bad man cheats himself, and goes on in his mistake. 9. Foolish and profane men consider sin a mere trifle, to be made light of rather than mourned over. Fools mock at the sin-offering; but those that make light of sin, make light of Christ. 10. We do not know what stings of conscience, or consuming passions, torment the prosperous sinner. Nor does the world know the peace of mind a serious Christian enjoys, even in poverty and sickness. 11. Sin ruins many great families; whilst righteousness often raises and strengthens even mean families. 12. The ways of carelessness, of worldliness, and of sensuality, seem right to those that walk in them; but self-deceivers prove self-destroyers. See the vanity of carnal mirth. 14. Of all sinners backsliders will have the most terror when they reflect on their own ways. 15. Eager readiness to believe what others say, has ever proved mischievous. The whole world was thus ruined at first. The man who is spiritually wise, depends on the Saviour alone for acceptance. He is watchful against the enemies of his salvation, by taking heed to God's word. 16. Holy fear guards against every thing unholy. 17. An angry man is to be pitied as well as blamed; but the revengeful is more hateful.
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