Proverbs 14:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 14:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:17 words

HebrewMeaning

חַכְמ֣וֹתḥakəmwōt

wisdomadjH2454

every wise

נָ֭שִׁיםnāšiym

womennounH802

each · every · female · many ···

בָּנְתָ֣הbānətāh

she buildsverbH1129

obtain children · make · repair · set ···

בֵיתָ֑/הּbēytāh

house hernounH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

וְ֝/אִוֶּ֗לֶתwəʾiwelet

and a foolish womanconjH200

foolishly

בְּ/יָדֶ֥י/הָbəyādeyhā

with hands herpronH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

תֶהֶרְסֶֽ/נּוּteherəsenw

she tears down itverbH2040

break (down · through) · destroy · overthrow ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago

The role of community - Proverbs 14

Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully cap...