Proverbs 11:29

American Standard Version 2015

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind;\par\tab And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:16

And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that he laboreth for the wind?

Hosea 8:7

For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.\par

Proverbs 15:27

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;\par\tab But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Proverbs 14:19

The evil bow down before the good;\par\tab And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

1 Samuel 25:38

And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.

1 Samuel 25:3

Now 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.

Genesis 34:30

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to 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.