'House' in the Bible
For her house leads down to deathAnd her paths lead to the dead;
The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,But He blesses the home of the just and righteous.
Let your way [in life] be far from her,And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation],
And strangers will be filled with your strengthAnd your hard-earned wealth will go to the house of a foreigner [who does not know God];
But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole];He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine].
For at the window of my houseI looked out through my lattice.
Passing through the street near her corner;And he took the path to her house
She was boisterous and rebellious;She would not stay at home.
Her house is the way to Sheol,Descending to the chambers of death.
Wisdom has built her [spacious and sufficient] house;She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars.
She sits at the doorway of her house,On a seat by the high and conspicuous places of the city,
He who troubles (mismanages) his own house will inherit the wind (nothing),And the foolish will be a servant to the wise-hearted.
The wicked are overthrown [by their evil] and are no more,But the house of the [consistently] righteous will stand [securely].
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].
The house of the wicked will be overthrown,But the tent of the upright will thrive.
Great and priceless treasure is in the house of the [consistently] righteous one [who seeks godly instruction and grows in wisdom],But trouble is in the income of the wicked one [who rejects the laws of God].
The Lord will tear down the house of the proud and arrogant (self-righteous),But He will establish and protect the boundaries [of the land] of the [godly] widow.
Better is a dry morsel [of food served] with quietness and peaceThan a house full of feasting [served] with strife and contention.
Whoever returns evil for good,Evil will not depart from his house.
House and wealth are the inheritance from fathers,But a wise, understanding, and sensible wife is [a gift and blessing] from the Lord.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
The righteous one keeps an eye on the house of the wicked—How the wicked are cast down to ruin.
Through [skillful and godly] wisdom a house [a life, a home, a family] is built,And by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation],
Prepare your work outsideAnd get it ready for yourself in the field;Afterward build your house and establish a home.
Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor’s house,Or he will become tired of you and hate you.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
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