PROVERBS CHAPTER 14
V. 1. Every wise woman buildeth her house, literally, “Woman’s wisdom buildeth her house,” the reference being to the prudence and foresight of the wise housekeeper, who manages well; but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands, her mismanagement results in ruin.
V. 2. He that walketh In his uprightness feareth the Lord, for the fear of Yahweh is the guiding principle in the life of the upright; but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him, that is, his contempt of the Lord shows in his crooked and malicious conduct, which no amount of outward religious activity can cover.
V. 3. In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, that is, he bears with himself the rod which will punish his pride, or his pride shows itself in speeches which hurt and injure others; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them, so that no word of folly is spoken by them to the injury of others, chap. 10, 13. 14.