Proverbs 11:29
Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
28Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
30The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
Cross References
Genesis 34:30And Jacob saith unto Simeon and unto Levi, 'Ye have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Perizzite: and I [am] few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have smitten me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.'
1 Samuel 25:3And the name of the man [is] Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and the woman [is] of good understanding, and of fair form, and the man [is] hard and evil [in] doings; and he [is] a Calebite.
1 Samuel 25:38And it cometh to pass, [in] about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth,
Proverbs 15:27A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.
Hosea 8:7For wind they sow, and a hurricane they reap, Stalk it hath none — a shoot not yielding grain, If so be it yield — strangers do 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 →