1 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 14:1
The Fear of the LORD, the Way That Seems Right, and Wisdom for Household, Speech, and Community
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts involving household formation, moral walking, speech, work, prudence, self-deception, emotional life, treatment of the poor, fear of the LORD, patience, righteousness, national life, and wise service.
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Every wise חַכְמ֣וֹת H2450 Adjective - feminine plural construct woman נָ֭שִׁים H802 Noun - feminine plural builds בָּנְתָ֣ה H1129 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular her house בֵיתָ֑הּ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular but a foolish one וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת H200 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular tears it down תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃ H2040 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular with her own hands בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person feminine singular