Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Holman Bible
will inherit the wind,
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.
International Standard Version
Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise.
American Standard Version
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Amplified
He who troubles (mismanages) his own house will inherit the wind (nothing),
And the foolish will be a servant to the wise-hearted.
Bible in Basic English
The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
Darby Translation
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Julia Smith Translation
He troubling his house shall inherit wind: and the foolish is servant to the wise of heart
King James 2000
He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who brings trouble [to] his household, he will inherit wind, and a fool will serve the wise of heart.
Modern King James verseion
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso maketh disquietness in his own house, he shall have wind for his heritage; and the fool shall be servant to the wise.
NET Bible
The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.
New Heart English Bible
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
The Emphasized Bible
He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the wind, but, a servant, shall the foolish be, to the wise in heart.
Webster
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
World English Bible
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 11:29
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Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
28 He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. 29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart. 30 The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:16
And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit has he that he labored for the wind?
Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. And, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smit
Joshua 7:24-25
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his donkeys, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he h
1 Samuel 25:3
Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance, but the man was churlish and evil in his doings, and he was of the house of Caleb.
1 Samuel 25:17
Now therefore know and consider what thou will do, for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house. For he is such a worthless fellow that [a man] cannot speak to him.
1 Samuel 25:38
And it came to pass about ten days after, that LORD smote Nabal, so that he died.
Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:27
He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.
Hosea 8:7
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The blade shall yield no meal. If so be it yields, strangers shall swallow it up.
Habakkuk 2:9-10
Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!