Proverbs 14:1
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”Proverbs 14:1
What Does Proverbs 14:1 Mean?
Proverbs 14:1 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 14, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 14:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 31:10“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”Proverbs 24:3“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:”Proverbs 21:9“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”Proverbs 21:19“It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.”Ruth 4:11“And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:”Proverbs 9:13“A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.”Proverbs 12:4“A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.”1 Samuel 25:3“Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.”Ecclesiastes 10:18“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”Matthew 7:26“And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:”Proverbs 19:13“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”Proverbs 31:27“She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.”1 Kings 16:31“And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.”Exodus 35:25“And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.”2 Kings 11:1“And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.”1 Timothy 5:14“I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.”2 Samuel 7:11“And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.”1 Kings 21:24“Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.”Proverbs 12:7“The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.”
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