141 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
141 The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
141 The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
141 Lady Wisdom builds a lovely home; Sir Fool comes along and tears it down brick by brick.
141 The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
141 A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:1
Commentary on Proverbs 14:1
(Read Proverbs 14:1)
A woman who has no fear of God, who is wilful and wasteful, and indulges her ease, will as certainly ruin her family, as if she plucked her house down.