King James Version
Proverbs 11:29 in the King James Version says “He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.”
Proverbs 11:29 · KJV
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. winneth: Heb. taketh
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“his own house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“shall inherit”
H5157to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
“the wind”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
“of heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
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