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

Other Translations of Proverbs 14:1

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

141 The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.

The Message

141 Lady Wisdom builds a lovely home; Sir Fool comes along and tears it down brick by brick.

New King James Version

141 The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

New Living Translation

141 A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:1

Commentary on Proverbs 14:1

(Read Proverbs 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.