Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is wise winneth souls.
Cross References
Genesis 34:30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
1 Samuel 25:3Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
1 Samuel 25:38And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing corn; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall 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 →