Proverbs 11:29
Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
In context
26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell. 27 Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it. 28 Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives. 31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 11:29 in the KJV
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: And the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 11:29 in the ESV
Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.