Proverbs 14:1 A Wise Woman

Proverbs 14:1 (WEB)

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

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Fools in the Bible generally reject God. Fools choose not to follow God’s wisdom & commands. Those with wisdom, the wise, choose to follow God.¹

It is believed Proverbs 14:1 refers to homemaking & not the literal construction of a home. Therefore, wisdom does not require a family to literally build their home from scratch. ²

A wise family will train their children in God’s ways³, speak with encouragement⁴, and make sound investment decisions for their loved ones & family members⁵.

The traits of the wise woman in Proverbs 14:1 likely benefit & apply to a wise man.⁶ A wise family fears God, as fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom.⁷

1. https://www.bibleref.com/Proverbs/14/Proverbs-14-1.html ↩︎
2. https://www.bibleref.com/Proverbs/14/Proverbs-14-1.html ↩︎
3. https://www.bibleref.com/Proverbs/22/Proverbs-22-6.html; https://www.bibleref.com/Ephesians/6/Ephesians-6-1.html ↩︎
4. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A24-25&version=ESV; https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+4%3A29&version=ESV; https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+15%3A5&version=ESV ↩︎
5. https://www.bibleref.com/Proverbs/31/Proverbs-chapter-31.html ↩︎
6. https://biblehub.com/commentaries/proverbs/14-1.htm ↩︎
7. Proverbs 9:10; Psalm 111:10, Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 14:27; Proverbs 15:33; https://www.gotquestions.org/fear-Lord-beginning-wisdom.html ↩︎