Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Every wise woman builds up her household, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

Amplified

The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives],
But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles].

Bible in Basic English

Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

Darby Translation

The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.

Julia Smith Translation

The wise woman built her house but the foolish will pull it down with her hands.

King James 2000

Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The {wisest of women} builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.

Modern King James verseion

A wise woman builds her house, but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A wise woman upholdeth her house; but a foolish wife plucketh it down.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Every, wise woman, buildeth up her house, but, a foolish one, with her own hands, would break it down.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חכמות חכמות 
Chokmowth 
Usage: 5

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

but the foolish
אוּלת 
'ivveleth 
Usage: 25

References

Smith

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

1 The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
2 He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.

Cross References

Ruth 4:11

And all the people that were in the gate and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, who built the house of Israel; and be thou a man of valour in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem;

Proverbs 31:10-31

Aleph Who can find a valiant woman? for her price is far above precious stones.

1 Kings 16:31

for it was as a light thing unto him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and he took to wife Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal and worshipped him.

1 Kings 21:24-25

Him that dies of Ahab in the city, the dogs shall eat, and him that dies in the field, shall the fowls of the air eat.

2 Kings 11:1

And Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, seeing that her son was dead, arose and destroyed all the royal seed.

Proverbs 9:13-15

A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple and knows nothing.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is a pain unto his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to dwell in the wilderness than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 24:3-4

Through wisdom the house shall be built, and with intelligence it shall be established:

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