Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house will inherit the wind; and the fool will become the servant to the wise of heart.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
30The fruit of the righteous is of the tree of life, and the wise draweth souls to himself.
Cross References
Genesis 34:30And Jacob said unto Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to cause me to be hated among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and as I am but few in number, they may gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I would be destroyed, I and my house.
1 Samuel 25:3Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigayil: and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful form; but the man was hard-hearted and evil in his deeds; and he was of the house of Caleb.
1 Samuel 25:38And it came to pass in about ten days thereafter, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy after gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts will live.
Hosea 8:7For the wind do they sow, and the whirlwind shall they reap: [their seed] bringeth no standing corn; the plant yieldeth no meal; but should it yield it, strangers would 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 →