Proverbs 11:29 · KJV
“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool {shall be} servant to the wise of heart.”
— Proverbs 11:29
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
The fruit of the righteous {is} a tree of life; and he that winneth souls {is} wise. {winneth: Heb. taketh}
Proverbs 11 — Context
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool {shall be} servant to the wise of heart.
30The fruit of the righteous {is} a tree of life; and he that winneth souls {is} wise. {winneth: Heb. taketh}
31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:16
And this also {is} a sore evil, {that} in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Habakkuk 2:9-10
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! {coveteth...: or, gaineth and evil gain} {power...: Heb. palm of the hand}
1 Samuel 25:3
Now the name of the man {was} Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and {she was} a woman 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 25:17
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he {is such} a son of Belial, that {a man} cannot speak to him.
Hosea 8:7
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. {stalk: or, standing corn}
1 Samuel 25:38
And it came to pass about ten days {after}, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.