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Selected Verse: Proverbs 11:29 - Strong Concordance

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Pr 11:29 Strong Concordance He that troubleth [05916] his own house [01004] shall inherit [05157] the wind [07307]: and the fool [0191] shall be servant [05650] to the wise [02450] of heart [03820].
  King James He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
troubleth--as Pro 15:27 explains, by greediness for gain (compare Pro 11:17).

inherit . . . wind--Even successful, his gains are of no real value. So the fool, thus acting, either comes to poverty, or heaps up for others.
 
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17 The merciful [02617] man [0376] doeth good [01580] to his own soul [05315]: but he that is cruel [0394] troubleth [05916] his own flesh [07607].
27 He that is greedy [01214] of gain [01215] troubleth [05916] his own house [01004]; but he that hateth [08130] gifts [04979] shall live [02421].