Proverbs 14:1

This is a little story that uses humour.

We walk along the street and we see two women. Both women are working on their homes.

The first woman is wise. She carefully builds her house. Skilfully, she makes a beautiful home for her family.

We expect that the other woman is doing the same. However, we are wrong. In fact, the second woman is pulling down her own home.

The story means this. A wise woman loves her family. She looks after them. She works hard to help them. A wise woman is a woman who serves God.

A foolish woman hates God and loves evil things. She might think that she loves her family. However, her evil actions do not help her family. Instead, her evil actions hurt her family.

v2 If someone does the right things, then that person respects God.

But a person who does evil things hates God.

v3 A fool’s words bring a whip to his back.

But a wise man’s words protect the wise man.