Every wise woman builds her house,
but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 14:1 in context
Proverbs 14:1–4
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Every wise woman builds her house,
but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
2
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD,
but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
3
The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
but the lips of the wise protect them.
4
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
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