Proverbs 14:1

Proverbs 14:1

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1 The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
^aBut he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
^aBut the lips of the wise will preserve them.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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(Pro. 14:1-35)

Every wise, etc.—literally, "The wisdoms" (compare Proverbs 9:1) "of women," plural, a distributive form of speech.

buildeth . . . house—increases wealth, which the foolish, by mismanagement, lessen.

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