Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
KJV
Qui conturbat domum suam possidebit ventos, et qui stultus est serviet sapienti.
Vulgate
ὁ μὴ συνπεριφερόμενος τῷ ἑαυτοῦ οἴκῳ κληρονομήσει ἄνεμον, δουλεύσει δὲ ἄφρων φρονίμῳ.
LXX
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
ASV
עוֹכֵ֣ר בֵּ֭ית/וֹ יִנְחַל ר֑וּחַ וְ/עֶ֥בֶד אֱ֝וִ֗יל לַ/חֲכַם לֵֽב
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֱוִ֣יל
'vyl
adjective · 26×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
י
y
noun · 591×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
ם
m
verb · 57×
עוֹכֵ֣ר
'vkr
verb · 14×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eccl 5:16 — And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
- Eccl 5:16 — And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
- Hab 2:9 — Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
- Prov 14:19 — The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
- Prov 14:19 — The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
- Prov 15:27 — He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
- Prov 15:27 — He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.