Proverbs 14:1

Hebrew
ESV
The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
NIV
The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
NLT
A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
LXX
σοφαὶ γυναῖκες ᾠκοδόμησαν οἴκους plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἄφρων κατέσκαψεν ταῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
χερσὶν αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Proverbs 13:25 ← Proverbs 14:1 → Proverbs 14:2

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