Proverbs 11:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. ”

Proverbs 11:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He that troubleth ... - The temper, nigardly and worrying, which leads a man to make those about him miserable, and proves but bad economy in the end.
Proverbs 11:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He that troubleth his own (q) house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] (r) servant to the wise of heart. (q) The covetous men who spare their riches to the hinderance of their families,...
Proverbs 11:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27-30 is represented by a further group ( Proverbs 11:2-8 ; Proverbs 11:18-21 , and Prov...
Proverbs 11:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. fool. Hebrew. 'evil. See note on Proverbs 1:7 .
Proverbs 11:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. Shalt inherit the wind - He who dissipates his property by riotous living, shall be as un...
Proverbs 11:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He that troubleth his own house— That is, either dissipates his substance by extravagance, or sows division and discord among his friends and relations. Lord Bacon takes this for a profitable admon...
Proverbs 11:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. Under this prohibition of "a false balance" is forbidden all fraud, by whatsoever suns of deception it may be commi...
Proverbs 11:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. False weights were exceedingly common ( Proverbs 16:11 ; Proverbs 20:10 ; Amos 8:5 ).
Proverbs 11:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He that troubleth his own house. — Possibly by his niggardliness and avarice, as Proverbs 15:27 . Shall inherit the wind. — Will get nothing for his pains. The fool ( ‘evîl ) . — The self-w...
Proverbs 11:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 12 GOODNESS "The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6 "An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, and he who goes right in his way is the abomination...
Proverbs 11:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 11:7 . The antithesis of this proverb is between the condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the expectation or hope of the wicked lies wholly on this side...
Proverbs 11:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth i...
Proverbs 11:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that troubleth his own house ,.... His family, his wife, and children, and servants; by being bitter to the one, and by provoking the others to wrath, and continually giving out menacing words to...
Proverbs 11:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart. Ver. 29. He that troubleth his own house. ] Either by prodigality, or excessive parsim...
Proverbs 11:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He that troubleth his own house He who brings trouble upon himself and children; either, 1st, By carelessness, sloth, improvidence, prodigality, or any wickedness, whereby he consumes his estate: o...
Proverbs 11:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. Two extremes in the management of family-affairs are here condemned a...
Proverbs 11:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He that troubleth his own house; he who bringeth trouble and misery upon himself and children, either, 1. By carelessness, slothfulness, improvidence, prodigality, or any wickedness, whereby he c...
Proverbs 11:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Righteous Seek What Is Good, Flourish Because They have True Life, Producing Its Fruit, And Will Be Recompensed on Earth. The Unrighteous Search After What Is Bad, Trust in Riches, Are Brought L...
Proverbs 11:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 11:29 FOOLISH HOME RULERS “There are many ways of troubling one’s own house.” Many sparks fly from one anvil, but one is sufficient to set a house on fire. Some ho...
Proverbs 11:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 11:1 . A false balance is an abomination to the Lord. A dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand...
Proverbs 11:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind. Family life I. Peace should be the grand aim of all the members of the domestic circle. To trouble the house is an evil. II. There Are...
Proverbs 11:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 11:1 A false balance; literally, balances of deceit ( Proverbs 20:23 ). The repetition of the injunctions of Deuteronomy 25:13 , Deuteronomy 25:14 and Leviticus...
Proverbs 11:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 29. He that troubleth his own house, his avarice causing him to withhold from the members of his household their earnings or their rightful keep, shall inherit the wind, gain nothing and come...
Proverbs 11:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 25:17 ; 1 Samuel 25:3 ; 1 Samuel 25:38 ; Ecclesiastes 5:16 ; Genesis 34:30 ; Habakkuk 2:10 ; Habakkuk 2:9 ; Hosea 8:7 ; Joshua 7:24 ; Joshua 7:25
Proverbs 11:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Troubleth — He who brings trouble upon himself and children, either by prodigality, or by restless endeavours to heap up riches. Wind — Shall be as unable to keep what he gets as a man is to hold t...

Proverbs 11:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 11:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 11:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 11:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 11:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 11:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 11:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 11:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 11:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 11:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 11:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 11:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 11:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 11:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes