Every wise woman builds her house,
but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

The elders and all the people who were at the gate said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built the house of Israel. May you be powerful in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

Who can find a capable wife?
She is far more precious than jewels.

Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were a trivial matter, he married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and then proceeded to serve Baal and worship him.

He who belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, the dogs will eat,
and he who dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.’”

When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

The woman Folly is rowdy;
she is gullible and knows nothing.

A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.

Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Better to live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.

A house is built by wisdom,
and it is established by understanding;

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Summary

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

Bible References

Wise

A house is built by wisdom,
and it is established by understanding;
Who can find a capable wife?
She is far more precious than jewels.
The elders and all the people who were at the gate said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built the house of Israel. May you be powerful in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

The foolish

The woman Folly is rowdy;
she is gullible and knows nothing.
A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were a trivial matter, he married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and then proceeded to serve Baal and worship him.
He who belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, the dogs will eat,
and he who dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.’”
When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

General references

Every skilled woman spun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
She watches over the activities of her household
and is never idle.
Because of laziness the roof caves in,
and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

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