Proverbs 11:29

Tree of Life Version

Whoever troubles his own household will inherit wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise-hearted.

Cross References

Genesis 34:30

But Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You’ve brought trouble on me, making me a stench among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am but a few men—they’ll gather against me and strike me—then I’ll be destroyed, my household and I.”

Proverbs 14:19

Evil men will bow in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:27

One greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

So, all his days he eats in darkness, and he has much grief, sickness, and humiliation.

Hosea 8:7

“For they sow wind, and reap a whirlwind. There is no mature grain— the sprout yields no meal. Should it produce anything, strangers would swallow it up.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. But he is such a worthless fellow that no one can speak to him.”

1 Samuel 25:3

The man’s name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

1 Samuel 25:38

About ten days later, Adonai struck Nabal and he died.