Proverbs Chapter 11 verse 29 Holy Bible
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
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He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 29. - He that troubleth his own house; he that annoys and worries his family and household by stinginess, bad management, and captious ill temper. So the Son of Sirach writes (Ecclus. 4:30), "Be not as a lion in thy house, nor frantic (φαντασιοκοπῶν, 'suspicious') among thy servants." Septuagint, "he who has no friendly intercourse (ὁ μὴ συμπεριφερόμενος) with his own house." Shall inherit the wind; he will be the loser in the end; no one will lend him a helping hand, and his affairs will fall to ruin. The fool - the man who acts thus foolishly - shall be servant to the wise of heart; to the man who administers his household matters in a better and more orderly manner (see on Proverbs 12:24). It is implied that the troubler of his own house shall be reduced to such extremity as to have to apply for relief to the wise of heart. The other side of the question is given by the Son of Sirach: "Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service" (Ecclus. 10:25). The prodigal in the parable prayed his father to make him one of his hired servants (Luke 15:19).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(29) He that troubleth his own house.--Possibly by his stinginess and avarice, as Proverbs 15:27.Shall inherit the wind.--Will get nothing for his pains.The fool ('evil).--The self-willed, who will listen to no advice, and so comes to ruin.
