Proverbs 11:29
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. 2 The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. 1
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28He who trusts in his riches will fall, 2 but the upright shall flourish as the green leaf. 1
30The fruit of the upright is a tree of life. 2 He who is wise wins souls. 1
Cross References
Genesis 34:30Jacob [Supplanter] said to Simeon [Hearing] and Levi [United with], “You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites [Descendants of Humbled] and the Perizzites [Descendants of Belonging to village]. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house.”
Proverbs 15:27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, 2 but he who hates bribes will live. 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 →