Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: 1 And the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. 1
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28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: 1 But the righteous shall flourish as a branch. 1
30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; 1 And he that winneth souls is wise. 1
Cross References
Genesis 34:30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, amongst the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
1 Samuel 25:3Now 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.
1 Samuel 25:38And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.
Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; 1 But he that hateth gifts shall live. 1
Hosea 8:7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: 1 It hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: 1 If so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. 1
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 →