Proverbs

Proverbs 14:1

¹Every wise woman builds her house,

but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Every wise	חַכְמ֣וֹת	ḥaḵ·mō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural construct	H2450 wise
woman	נָ֭שִׁים	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
builds	בָּנְתָ֣ה	bā·nə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1129 build
her house	בֵיתָ֑הּ	ḇê·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
but a foolish one	וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת	wə·’iw·we·leṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H200 folly
tears it down	תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃	ṯe·her·sen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down
with her own hands	בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ	bə·yā·ḏe·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H3027 hand

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.