King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Every wise woman builds up her home, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Berean Standard Bible:
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
American Standard Version:
Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Every wise{H2454} woman{H802} buildeth{H1129} her house{H1004}: but the foolish{H200} plucketh it down{H2040} with her hands{H3027}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 31:10
- ¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
Proverbs 31:31
- Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Proverbs 24:3
- ¶ Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
Proverbs 24:4
- And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Proverbs 21:9
- ¶ [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:19
- ¶ [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Ruth 4:11
- And all the people that [were] in the gate, and the elders, said, [We are] witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
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Commentary for Proverbs 14:1
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2454
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חׇכְמוֹת
Transliteration: chokmôwth
Pronunciation: khok-moth'
Description: or חַכְמוֹת; collateral forms of חׇכְמָה; wisdom; wisdom, every wise (woman). - Strong's Number: H802
There are 729 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִשָּׁה
Transliteration: ʼishshâh
Pronunciation: ish-shaw'
Description: feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English. - Strong's Number: H1129
There are 345 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּנָה
Transliteration: bânâh
Pronunciation: baw-naw'
Description: a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely. - Strong's Number: H1004
There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בַּיִת
Transliteration: bayith
Pronunciation: bah'-yith
Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out). - Strong's Number: H200
There are 171 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִוֶּלֶת
Transliteration: ʼivveleth
Pronunciation: iv-veh'-leth
Description: from the same as אֱוִיל; silliness; folly, foolishly(-ness). - Strong's Number: H2040
There are 42 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: הָרַס
Transliteration: hâraç
Pronunciation: haw-ras'
Description: a primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy; beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, [idiom] utterly. - Strong's Number: H3027
There are 1447 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָד
Transliteration: yâd
Pronunciation: yawd
Description: a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.