Proverbs 11:29

New American Bible - revised edition

Those who trouble their household inherit the wind, and fools become slaves to the wise of heart.

Cross References

Genesis 34:30

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: “You have brought trouble upon me by making me repugnant to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I have so few men that, if these people unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be wiped out.”

Proverbs 14:19

The malicious bow down before the good, and the wicked, at the gates of the just.

Proverbs 15:27

The greedy tear down their own house, but those who hate bribes will live.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

All their days they eat in gloom with great vexation, sickness and resentment.

Hosea 8:7

When they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind; The stalk of grain that forms no head can yield no flour; Even if it could, strangers would swallow it.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now, see what you can do, for you must realize that otherwise disaster is in store for our master and for his whole house. He is such a scoundrel that no one can talk to him.”

1 Samuel 25:3

The man’s name was Nabal and his wife was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and attractive, but Nabal, a Calebite, was harsh and bad-mannered.

1 Samuel 25:38

About ten days later the Lord struck Nabal and he died.