Proverbs 11:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עוֹכֵ֣ר בֵּ֭יתוֹ יִנְחַל־ר֑וּחַ וְעֶ֥בֶד אֱ֝וִ֗יל לַחֲכַם־לֵֽב׃

Transliteration

ʿÔkēr bêtô yinḥal-rûaḥ wəʿebed ʾĕwîl laḥăkam-lēb.

Grammar Details

• *ʿÔkēr*: verb Qal participle masculine singular - troubling
• *bêtô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house
• *yinḥal-rûaḥ*: verb Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + feminine singular noun - inherits wind
• *wəʿebed*: conjunction + masculine singular noun - and servant
• *ʾĕwîl*: masculine singular adjective/noun - fool
• *laḥăkam-lēb*: preposition + adjective construct + masculine singular noun - to wise of heart

Word Meanings

• *ʿÔkēr*: troubling/disturbing/bringing misfortune to
• *bêtô*: his house/household/family
• *yinḥal*: inherits/will inherit/takes possession of
• *rûaḥ*: wind/breath/spirit/emptiness
• *ʿebed*: servant/slave
• *ʾĕwîl*: fool/silly person
• *ḥăkam-lēb*: wise of heart/understanding

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 5:16 : 16 And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that he laboreth for the wind?
• Prov 14:19 : 19 The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
• Prov 15:27 : 27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.
• Hos 8:7 : 7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
• Hab 2:9-9 : 9 Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil! 10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.
• Gen 34:30 : 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
• Josh 7:24-25 : 24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them up unto the valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? Jehovah shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
• 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
• 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.
• 1 Sam 25:38 : 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died.