29He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:29
Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order
The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.
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Verse 29
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He who brings troubleעוֹכֵ֣רH5916Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularon his houseבֵּ֭יתוֹH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill inheritיִנְחַל־H5157Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe windר֑וּחַH7307Noun - common singularand the foolאֱ֝וִ֗ילH191Noun - masculine singularwill be servantוְעֶ֥בֶדH5650Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularto the wiseלַחֲכַם־H2450Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular constructof heartלֵֽב׃H3820Noun - masculine singular