| New International Version (© 2011) Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.King James Bible He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.American Standard Version He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.Young's Literal Translation Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart.Proverbs 11:29 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleShalt inherit the wind - He who dissipates his property by riotous living, shall be as unsatisfied as he who attempts to feed upon air. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge that Genesis 34:30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land... Joshua 7:24,25 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons... 1 Samuel 25:3,17,38 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding... Habakkuk 2:9,10 Woe to him that covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high... inherit Ecclesiastes 5:16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit has he that has labored for the wind? Hosea 8:7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it has no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield... Proverbs 11:29 Parallel Commentaries
Family Fool Foolish Heart Heritage House Household Inherit Inheriteth Servant Trouble Troubler Troubles Troubleth Troubling Wind Wise Wise-HeartedFamily Fool Foolish Heart Heritage House Household Inherit Inheriteth Servant Trouble Troubler Troubles Troubleth Troubling Wind Wise Wise-HeartedTHE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®.Proverbs 11:29 Mobile Bible Proverbs 11:29 Bible Suite Proverbs 11:29 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 11:29 Chinese Bible
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Proverbs 14:19 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. Proverbs 15:27 The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live. Ecclesiastes 5:16 This too is a grievous evil: As everyone comes, so they depart, and what do they gain, since they toil for the wind?
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