Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.
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28He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall: but the righteous shall florish as a leafe.
30The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise.
Cross References
Genesis 34:30Then Iaakob said to Simeon and Leui, Ye haue troubled me, and made me stinke among the inhabitats of the land, aswell the Canaanites, as the Perizzites, and and I being few in nomber, they shall gather theselues together against me, and slay me, and so shall I, and my house be destroied.
1 Samuel 25:3The name also of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and she was a woman of singular wisdome, and beautifull, but the man was churlish, and euil conditioned, and was of the familie of Caleb.
1 Samuel 25:38And about ten dayes after, the Lord smote Nabal, that he dyed.
Proverbs 15:27He that is greedie of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth giftes, shall liue.
Hosea 8:7For they haue sowne the winde, and they shall reape the whirlewind: it hath no stalke: the budde shall bring foorth no meale: if so be it bring forth, the strangers shall deuoure 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 →