Proverbs 14:1

Coverdale Bible (1535)

A wyse woma vpholdeth hir house, but a foolish wife plucketh it downe.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:9 : 9 It is better to dwell in a corner vnder ye house toppe, then with a braulinge woman in a wyde house.
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to dwell in a wyldernesse, the with a chydinge and an angrie woman.
  • Prov 31:10-31 : 10 Who so fyndeth an honest faithful woma, she is moch more worth the perles. 11 The herte of hir husbande maye safely trust in her, so that he shal haue no nede of spoyles. 12 She wil do him good & not euel all ye dayes of hir life. 13 She occupieth woll & flax, & laboureth gladly wt hir handes. 14 She is like a marchauntes shippe, that bryngeth hir vytayles from farre. 15 She is vp in ye night season, to prouyde meate for hir housholde, & foode for hir maydens. 16 She considreth lode, & byeth it, and wt the frute of hir handes she planteth a vynyarde. 17 She gyrdeth hir loynes with strength, and courageth hir armes. 18 And yf she perceaue that hir houswifrie doth good, hir candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth hir fyngers to the spyndle, & hir hande taketh holde of ye rocke. 20 She openeth hir hande to ye poore, yee she stretcheth forth hir hades to soch as haue nede. 21 She feareth not yt the colde of wynter shal hurte hir house, for all hir housholde folkes are duble clothed. 22 She maketh hir self fayre ornametes, hir clothige is whyte sylke & purple. 23 Hir hu?bade is moch set by in ye gates, whe he sytteth amonge ye rulers of ye londe. 24 She maketh cloth of sylke & selleth it, and delyuereth a gyrdle vnto ye marchaut. 25 Stregth and honoure is hir clothinge, & in the latter daye she shal reioyse. 26 She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace. 27 She loketh wel to the wayes of hir housholde, & eateth not hir bred with ydilnes. 28 Hir children arise & call hir blessed, & hir hu?bande maketh moch of her. 29 Many daughters there be yt gather riches together, but thou goest aboue the all. 30 As for fauor, it is disceatfull, and beutie is a vayne thinge: but a woman that feareth the LORDE, she is worthy to be praysed. 31 Geue her of the frute of hir handes, and let hir owne workes prayse her in the gates.
  • Prov 24:3-4 : 3 Thorow wy?dome an house shalbe buylded, & wt vnderstondinge it shalbe set vp. 4 Thorow discrecion shal ye chabers be fylled wt all costly & pleasaunt riches.
  • Prov 9:13-15 : 13 A foolish restlesse woman, full of wordes, and soch one as hath no knowlege, 14 sytteth in the dores of hir house vpo a stole aboue in the cite, 15 to call soch as go by and walke straight in their wayes.
  • Prov 19:13 : 13 An vndiscrete sonne is ye heuynes of his father, & a braulynge wife is like the topp of an house, where thorow it is euer droppynge.
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 And all the people that was in the gate with the Elders, saide: We are witnesses. The LORDE make the woman that commeth in to thy house, as Rachel and Lea ( which both haue buylded vp the house of Israel) that she maye be an ensample of vertue in Ephrata, and haue an honorable name in Bethleem.
  • 1 Kgs 16:31 : 31 And he thoughte it but a small matter to walke in the synnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat: and toke Iesabel the doughter of Eth Baal kynge of Sidon to wife, and wente and serued Baal, and worshiped him.
  • 1 Kgs 21:24-25 : 24 Who so of Achab dyeth in ye cite, him shal the dogges eate vp: and who so dyeth in the felde, the foules vnder the heauen shall eate him vp. 25 So cleane solde to do myschefe in ye sighte of the LORDE hath no man bene, as Achab: for his Iesabel hath so disceaued him,
  • 2 Kgs 11:1 : 1 Athalia the mother of Ochosias, wha she sawe that hir sonne was deed, gat her vp, and destroyed all the kynges sede.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 24:3
    79%

    3Thorow wy?dome an house shalbe buylded, & wt vnderstondinge it shalbe set vp.

  • Prov 9:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13A foolish restlesse woman, full of wordes, and soch one as hath no knowlege,

    14sytteth in the dores of hir house vpo a stole aboue in the cite,

  • Prov 19:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13An vndiscrete sonne is ye heuynes of his father, & a braulynge wife is like the topp of an house, where thorow it is euer droppynge.

    14House & riches maye a ma haue by ye heretage of his elders, but a discrete woma is the gifte of the LORDE.

  • Prov 9:1
    78%

    1Wysdome hath buylded herself an house, and hewen out seuen pilers:

  • Prov 31:26-28
    3 verses
    75%

    26She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace.

    27She loketh wel to the wayes of hir housholde, & eateth not hir bred with ydilnes.

    28Hir children arise & call hir blessed, & hir hu?bande maketh moch of her.

  • Prov 21:9
    74%

    9It is better to dwell in a corner vnder ye house toppe, then with a braulinge woman in a wyde house.

  • Prov 11:29
    74%

    29Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.

  • Prov 31:30-31
    2 verses
    73%

    30As for fauor, it is disceatfull, and beutie is a vayne thinge: but a woman that feareth the LORDE, she is worthy to be praysed.

    31Geue her of the frute of hir handes, and let hir owne workes prayse her in the gates.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete body shameth his mother.

    21A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.

  • Prov 21:20
    73%

    20In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plenteousnesse, but a foolish body spendeth vp all.

  • Prov 31:15-17
    3 verses
    73%

    15She is vp in ye night season, to prouyde meate for hir housholde, & foode for hir maydens.

    16She considreth lode, & byeth it, and wt the frute of hir handes she planteth a vynyarde.

    17She gyrdeth hir loynes with strength, and courageth hir armes.

  • Prov 14:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Who so feareth the LORDE, walketh in the right path: & regardeth not him that abhorreth the wayes of the LORDE.

    3In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.

  • Prov 12:4
    72%

    4A stedfast woman is a crowne vnto hir hu?bonde: but she that behaueth herself vnhonestly, is a corrupcion in his bones.

  • Prov 13:16
    72%

    16A wyse man doth all thinges with discrecion, but a foole wil declare his foly.

  • Eccl 10:18
    72%

    18Thorow slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorow ydle hades it rayneth in at the house.

  • Prov 10:14
    72%

    14Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.

  • Prov 31:13
    72%

    13She occupieth woll & flax, & laboureth gladly wt hir handes.

  • Eccl 7:4
    72%

    4The herte of ye wyse is in the mournynge house, but the hert of the foolish is in the house of myrth.

  • Prov 25:24
    72%

    24It is better to syt in a corner vnder the rofe, then wt a braulynge woman in a wyde house.

  • Prov 2:18
    72%

    18For hir house is enclyned vnto death, and hir pathes vnto hell.

  • Prov 14:8
    72%

    8The wy?dome of him that hath vnderstondinge is, to take hede vnto his waye, but the foolishnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15An ignoraut body beleueth all thinges, but who so hath vnderstondinge, loketh well to his goinges.

    16A wyse man, feareth, and departeth from euell, but a foole goeth on presumptuously.

  • Prov 7:27
    72%

    27Hir house is the waye vnto hell, where men go downe to the chambers of death.

  • Prov 7:11
    72%

    11(a disceatfull, waton & an vnstedfast woma: whose fete coude not abyde in ye house,

  • Prov 21:22
    71%

    22A wyse man wynneth the cite of the mightie, and as for the strength yt they trust in, he bryngeth it downe.

  • Ps 127:1
    71%

    1Excepte the LORDE buylde the house, their labour is but lost that buylde it.

  • Prov 11:16
    71%

    16A gracious woma manteyneth honestie, as for the mightie, they manteyne ryches.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Prov 24:27
    71%

    27First make vp yi worke yt is wt out, & loke well vnto yt which thou hast in ye felde, & the buylde thine house.

  • Prov 9:4
    70%

    4Who so is ignoraut, let him come hither. And to the vn wise she sayde:

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15Loke what a foole taketh in honde, he thinketh it well done: but he that is wyse, wyl be couceled.

  • Prov 4:6-8
    3 verses
    70%

    6Forsake her not, and she shal preserue the: loue her, and she shal kepe the.

    7The chefe poynte of wy?dome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wy?dome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstondynge.

    8Make moch of her, and she shal promote the: Yee yf thou embracest her, she shal brynge the vnto honoure.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33Wy?dome resteth in the herte of him that hath vnderstondinge, and he wyll teach them that are vnlerned.

  • Prov 31:19
    70%

    19She layeth hir fyngers to the spyndle, & hir hande taketh holde of ye rocke.

  • Prov 27:15
    70%

    15A brawlynge woman and the rofe of the house droppynge in a raynie daye, maye well be compared together.

  • Prov 3:17
    70%

    17Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable.

  • Ps 113:9
    70%

    9Which maketh the baren woman to kepe house, and to be a ioyfull mother of children. Halleluya.

  • Prov 10:1
    70%

    1These are prouerbes of Salomon. A wyse sonne maketh a glad father, but an vndiscrete sonne is the heuynesse of his mother.