Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own bais shall inherit the ruach (wind), 1 and the fool shall be eved to the chacham lev. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; 1 but the tzaddik shall flourish like the green leaf. 1
30The p'ri tzedek is Etz Chayyim, 1 and he that winneth nefashot is chacham (wise). 1
Cross References
Genesis 34:30And Ya'akov said to Shim'on and Levi, Ye have brought trouble on me to make me a stench among the inhabitants of HaAretz, among the Kena'ani and the Perizzi; and I being few in mispar, they shall gather themselves together against me, and attack me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my bais.
1 Samuel 25:3Now the shem of the ish was Naval; and the shem of his isha Avigal; and she was an isha of tovat seichel, and beautiful; but the ish was kasheh (churlish, difficult) and rah (mean) in his doings; and he was a descendant of Kalev.
1 Samuel 25:38It came to pass about ten yamim later, Hashem struck Naval, that he died.
Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy of unjust gain troubleth his own bais, 1 but he that hateth mattanot (bribes) shall live. 1
Hosea 8:7For they have sown the wind, 1 and they shall reap the whirlwind; 1 the stalk [of standing grain] hath no tzemach (shoot); 1 it shall yield no kemach (flour); 1 and even if it yielded it, zarim would devour it. 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 →