Verse List for PROV 14:1

Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not necessarily natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible—click on any Bible version abbreviation down the left-hand side to see the verse in more of its context. Normally the OET discourages the reading of individual ‘verses’, but this view is only designed as a tool for doing comparisons of different translations—the older translations are further down the page (so you can read up from the bottom to trace the English translation history). The OET segments on this page are still early looks into the drafted texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible—please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.

B I ◄ ↨ Prov 14:1 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) The wisest woman builds her house, ⇔ ^ but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

OET-LV wise_women_of women she _builds house _of_her and_folly with_her _own _of_hands she_tears _it _down.

ULT The wisest of women builds her house, ⇔ but a foolish woman tears it down with her hands.

UST The wisest women help their families to thrive, ⇔  but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.

BSB & MSB Every wise woman builds her house, ⇔  but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

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

NET Every wise woman builds her household, ⇔ but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

LSV Every wise woman has built her house,
And the foolish breaks it down with her hands.

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

T4T Wise women [PRS] hold their families together by the wise things that they do, ⇔  but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.

LEB • The wisest of women[fn] builds her house,
• but the foolish tears it down with her hands.

BBE Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

Moff Wisdom builds the house of life: ⇔  frivolity pulls it down.

JPS Every wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

ASV Every wise woman buildeth her house; ⇔ But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

DRA A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built.

YLT Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

Drby The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.

RV Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
(Every wise woman buildeth/builds her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.)

SLT The wise woman built her house but the foolish will pull it down with her hands.

Wbstr Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

KJB-1769 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
(Every wise woman buildeth/builds her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Euery wise woman buildeth her house; but the foolish plucketh it downe with her hands.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Wyse women vpholde their house: but a foolishe wyfe plucketh it downe.
(Wyse women uphold/support their house: but a foolish wife plucketh it down.)

Gnva A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.
(A wise woman buildeth/builds her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her own hands.)

Cvdl A wyse woma vpholdeth hir house, but a foolish wife plucketh it downe.
(A wise woman upholdeth her house, but a foolish wife plucketh it down.)

Wycl A wijs womman bildith hir hous; and an unwijs womman schal distrie with hondis an hous bildid.
(A wise woman buildeth/builds her house; and an unwijs woman shall destroy with hands an house built.)

Luth Durch weise Weiber wird das Haus erbauet; eine Närrin aber zerbricht es mit ihrem Tun.
(Through wise women becomes the house built; a/one Närrin but breaks/shatters it with their/her Tun.)

ClVg [Sapiens mulier ædificat domum suam; insipiens exstructam quoque manibus destruet.[fn]
([Wise woman builds house/home his_own; stupid structured too hands will_destroy.)

UHB חַכְמ֣וֹת נָ֭שִׁים בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑⁠הּ וְ֝⁠אִוֶּ֗לֶת בְּ⁠יָדֶ֥י⁠הָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽ⁠נּוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Σοφαὶ γυναῖκες ᾠκοδόμησαν οἴκους, ἡ δὲ ἄφρων κατέσκαψε ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς.

BrTr Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs hers down with her hands.