“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established.”
The Book of Proverbs, 1611 · Proverbs 24:3, King James Version
Chapter 3
On Home
“Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”
The Book of Proverbs, 1611 · Proverbs 14:1, King James Version
“In the house of the righteous is much treasure.”
The Book of Proverbs, 1611 · Proverbs 15:6, King James Version
“Home is home, be it ever so homely.”
English proverb, 1859 · recorded in Kelly's comparative collection of proverbs
“One's own hearth is worth gold.”
Dutch proverb, 1857 · the Scots say: Ane's ain hearth is goud's worth
“Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.”
John Howard Payne, 1823 · American playwright, from the song Home! Sweet Home!
“Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, than delicate fare in another man's house.”
Jesus ben Sirach, 1611 · Sirach 29:22, King James Version Apocrypha
“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind.”
The Book of Proverbs, 1611 · Proverbs 11:29, King James Version
In more than 10,000 families across fourteen countries, the more nights a week a young child had the same bedtime routine, the better the child slept. The effect rose step by step with the nights.
Jodi Mindell and colleagues, 2015 · study of bedtime routines and sleep in young children
“The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.”
The Book of Proverbs, 1611 · Proverbs 3:33, King James Version
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