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.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:1-2
Commentary on Proverbs 14:1
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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.
Commentary on Proverbs 14:2
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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.