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Proverbs 11:29

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Bible Versions

¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
He that troubleth {H5916} his own house {H1004} shall inherit {H5157} the wind {H7307}: and the fool {H191} shall be servant {H5650} to the wise {H2450} of heart {H3820}.
Those who trouble their families inherit the wind, and the fool becomes slave to the wise.
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Note: Commentary is generated by AI with a directive for Biblical fidelity. Always rely on the Holy Spirit for discernment. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • Ecclesiastes 5:16

    And this also [is] a sore evil, [that] in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
  • Proverbs 14:19

    ¶ The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
  • Habakkuk 2:9

    Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
  • Habakkuk 2:10

    Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned [against] thy soul.
  • Proverbs 15:27

    ¶ He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
  • Hosea 8:7

    For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
  • 1 Samuel 25:3

    Now the name of the man [was] Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and [she was] a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man [was] churlish and evil in his doings; and he [was] of the house of Caleb.
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