141 The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
141 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
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.