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Chapter 14

Wisdom builds her house,
    but Folly tears hers down with her own hands.[a]
Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord,
    but those who are devious in their ways spurn him.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:1 The relationship between Wisdom, personified as a woman, and building a house is a constant theme. As elsewhere, the book here warns against the wrong woman and praises the right woman.

14 The wise woman builds her house,(A)
    but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
    but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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