Proverbs 11:29
He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.
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Genesis 34:30And Jacob said to Symeon and Levi, You⌃ have made me hateful so that I should be evil to all the inhabitants of the land, both among the Chananites and the Pherezites, and I am few in number; they will gather themselves against me and cut me in pieces, and I shall be utterly destroyed, and my house.
1 Samuel 25:3And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigaia: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh, and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish.
1 Samuel 25:38And + 25:38 Gr. there were about ten days, etc. it came to pass after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
Proverbs 15:27A receiver of bribes destroys himself; but he that hates the receiving of bribes is safe. By alms and by faithful dealings + 15:27 Observe, this is not in the Heb. nor any such doctrine. sins are purged away; but by the fear of the Lord every one departs from evil.
Hosea 8:7for they sowed blighted seed, and their destruction shall await them, a sheaf of corn that avails not to make meal; and even if it should produce it, strangers shall devour it.
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 →