Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
WEB
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
YLT
Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
DBT
The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.