Proverbschapter 14
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Chapter summary
'Every wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.' There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, 'but the end thereof are the ways of death' (14:12, repeated at 16:25).
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Chapter summary
'Every wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.' There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, 'but the end thereof are the ways of death' (14:12, repeated at 16:25).
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'Every wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.' There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, 'but the end thereof are the ways of death' (14:12, repeated at 16:25). The heart knoweth its own bitterness. 'The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life.' He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker, 'but he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.' 'Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people.'
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory and Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary.
Context
Poetry · Solomon, Agur, Lemuel — Proverbs overview
- A. 1–18 The Wise Woman Builds; a Way That Seemeth Right Ends in Death
- B. 19–35 Righteousness Exalteth a Nation
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