Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

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

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14 A wise woman builds her home,
    but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

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14 A wise woman builds her house,
    while a foolish woman tears hers down with her own hands.

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14 A wise woman makes her home what it should be, but the home of a foolish woman is destroyed by her own actions.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:1 Or “Wisdom builds her house, but Foolishness tears hers down with her own hands.”

14 A wise woman builds her house, while a foolish woman tears hers down by her own efforts.

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