Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 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 blossom like a branch. 29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart. 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he who takes souls is wise.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:16
And this also is a sore evil, that in all, as he came, so shall he go; and what profit does he have who has labored for the wind?
Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me, to make me stink among those who live in the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. And I, being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and kill me. And I shall be destroyed, my house and I.
Joshua 7:24-25
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had. And they brought them to the valley of Achor.
1 Samuel 25:3
And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful form. But the man was cruel and evil in his dealings. And he was of Caleb.
1 Samuel 25:17
And now know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is a son of worthlessness, so that none can speak to him.
1 Samuel 25:38
And it happened about ten days afterward Jehovah struck Nabal so that he died.
Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:27
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.
Hosea 8:7
For they sow the wind, and they reap the whirlwind. It has no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal; if it does yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
Habakkuk 2:9-10
Woe to him who robs evil booty for his house, to set his nest on high, to be delivered from the hand of evil!