Proverbs 11:29

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Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

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  • Eccl 5:16 : 16 Throughout his days, he eats in darkness, with great frustration, sickness, and anger.
  • Prov 14:19 : 19 Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
  • Prov 15:27 : 27 Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.
  • Hos 8:7 : 7 For they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it will yield no flour. Even if it does produce, strangers will swallow it up.
  • Hab 2:9-9 : 9 Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity! 10 You have planned disgrace for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your own life.
  • Gen 34:30 : 30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number. If they join forces against me and attack me, my household and I will be destroyed."
  • Josh 7:24-25 : 24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor. 25 Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will trouble you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them with fire.
  • 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful, but Nabal, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now consider and see what you should do, for disaster is certain for our master and his entire household. He is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.
  • 1 Sam 25:38 : 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

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    20 A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

    21 The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Prov 15:5-6
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    5 A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

    6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11 A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28 Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 19:13-15
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    13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.

    14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

    15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.

  • Prov 11:30
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    30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24 The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 21:20
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  • Prov 12:15
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    15 The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8 A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21 Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 3:35
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    35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

  • Prov 28:19
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    19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

  • Prov 14:17-18
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    17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

    18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 28:25-26
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    74%

    25 A greedy person stirs up conflict, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

    26 Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

  • Prov 14:1
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  • Prov 15:27
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    27 Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Eccl 7:4
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    4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

  • Prov 29:20-22
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    20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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    23 A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

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    22 A servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

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    10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

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    11 Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 22:8
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    8 Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.

  • Hab 2:9
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    9 Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity!

  • Prov 1:32
    72%

    32 For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 22:15
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  • Prov 13:20
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    20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15 The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

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