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Selected Verse: Proverbs 11:29 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
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]. |
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King James |
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
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. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
He that troubleth ... - The temper, nigardly and worrying, which leads a man to make those about him miserable, and proves but bad economy in the end. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Troubleth - He who brings trouble upon himself and children, either by prodigality, or by restless endeavours to heap up riches. Wind - Shall be as unable to keep what he gets as a man is to hold the wind in his hand. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Shalt inherit the wind - He who dissipates his property by riotous living, shall be as unsatisfied as he who attempts to feed upon air. |
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].