Saying 21

By wisdom a house is built,(A)
    and through understanding it is established;

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14 The wise woman builds her house,(A)
    but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

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For we are co-workers in God’s service;(A) you are God’s field,(B) God’s building.(C)

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Invitations of Wisdom and Folly

Wisdom has built(A) her house;
    she has set up[a] its seven pillars.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out

rooted(A) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(B) and overflowing with thankfulness.

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12 But God made(A) the earth(B) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(C)
    and stretched out the heavens(D) by his understanding.

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26 so that your name(A) will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established(B) in your sight.

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