Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 11:29
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Berean Standard Bible
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 11
27 He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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