Proverbs 11:29
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
28He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
30The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.
Cross References
Genesis 34:30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. And, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smit
1 Samuel 25:3Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And the woman was 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.
1 Samuel 25:38And it came to pass about ten days after, that LORD smote Nabal, so that he died.
Proverbs 15:27He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.
Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The blade shall yield no meal. If so be it yields, strangers shall swallow it up.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:29
28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. Observe, 1. Our riches will fail us when we are in the greatest need: He that trusts in them, as if they would secure him the favour of God and be his protection and portion, shall fall, as a man who lays his weight on a broken reed, which will not only disappoint him, but run into his hand and pierce him. 2. Our righteousness will stand us in stead when our riches fail us: The righteous shall then flourish as a branch, the… Read the whole commentary →