Proverbs 14:1

Proverbs 14:1. Every wise woman buildeth her house By her care, industry: diligence, and prudent management, she improves, and raises her family and estate. So the phrase is used Exo 1:21 ; 2 Samuel 7:11; Psalms 127:1. He speaks of the woman, not exclusively of the man, of whom this is no less true, but because the women, especially in those times, were very industrious in managing their husbands’ estates. But the foolish plucketh it down with her hands By her negligence, idleness, ill management, or want of economy, she lays it low, and wastes all that had been gotten by the care of others.