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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 11, Verse 29

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He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
King James Version
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise 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.
New English Translation
The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.
World English Bible
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
1
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
2
A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4
A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
5
The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
6
The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7
The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.